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Have them start to question whether they are even reliable in terms of deployment, so those are ways that you can use sanctions to try to rollback some of their successes. >> jon: what about sanctions on china? >> it is really the only way to do it, we can certainly talk about north korean activity outside of china, if it is significant, there was a report in the associated press today about north korean laborers in the middle east, there is evidence out there, but china is the big game, and that is what happens, the chinese leadership is either complicit in this or they are making a conscious...

Considering the possibility of sanctions against russia for not going far enough to try to d dissuade assad? >> we don't comment on the sp z specific of sanctions we are going to do in the future but the sanctions programs are very important. they're very effective. we will continue to use them to the maximum amount available by law. >> secretary, on the budget, is the border wall a deal breaker for the president even to the point of government shutdown? >> i'm not going to comment on the specifics of that, but what i will say is i was in a meeting this morning with director mulvaney and other...

Obama era sentience on russia. >> our current sanctions programs are in place and i was a sanctions are in important tool that we will continue to lt countries, but it is a very important program within the treasury department. the existing policies are in place. >> reporter: are you kind of plating additional sanctions against iran, and can you tell us what you think the bottom line would be for these sanctions you announced yesterday and are referring today for the venezuelan vice president? >> let me comment again this is the result of a very long effort -- yes, this was underway, the very ...

Sanctions against russia? >> our current sanctions programs are in place and i would say sanctions are an important tool that we will continue to look at for various different countries but it's a very important program within the treasury department. >> for russia specifically, sir? >> the existing policies are in place. >> mr. secretary? >> yes. >> are you contemplating additional sanctions against iran and can you tell us what you think the bottom line will be of these particular sanctions you announced yesterday to and referring to today? >> at first let me comment again, this is as a resu...