Washington, Ramadan 6, 1438, Jun 1, 2017, SPA -- The United States is widening its list of targeted foreign entities and individuals suspected of supporting North Korea's sanctioned nuclear and missile programmes, the Treasury Department said on Thursday in Washington. The action adds nine entities and three named individuals to the US blacklist, targeting North Korea's military and nuclear programmes and the regime's income from labour, coal and other minerals, in addition to Pyongyang's ability to conduct financial transactions, dpa reported. The US "will continue to target individuals and entities responsible for financing and supporting North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, and will continue to increase pressure on this hostile regime," said John Smith, director of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. --SPA 00:31 LOCAL TIME 21:31 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w419452