The economic impact on the DPRK is unclear. It was not clear how the United States could enforce the new measures.
In his speech, Trump said that "hopefully something positive can happen" from the new sanctions measures.
Washington's latest move, however, came as Pyongyang and Seoul have embarked on an apparent rapprochement with the PyeongChang Winter Olympics used as an opportunity over the past month.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence signaled these sanctions earlier this month, threatening to slap the "toughest and most aggressive" sanctions on the already weakened DPRK.
Some experts believed his harsh rhetoric before he visited the games in PyeongChang as the main reason that led the DPRK to call off a scheduled Feb. 10 meeting with Pence during the games.
The DPRK sent its athletes and cheerleaders as well as a high-ranking delegation to PyeongChang, showing its willingness to improve inter-Korean relations and ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un, also delivered a letter of Kim Jong Un to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, inviting him to visit Pyongyang at a convenient time.
The timing of Trump's sanctions announcement is also noteworthy, coming hours after Moon said it would be significant for Seoul and Washington to closely cooperate to enable the inter-Korean talks and the denuclearization talks to make progress together.
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