Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The US has warned of sanctions risks for Pakistan after the government in Islamabad signed security and economic deals with Iran during a visit by President Ebrahim Raisi to the South Asian country.

"We advise anyone considering business deals with Iran to be aware of the potential risk of sanctions," US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters in Washington Tuesday. "Ultimately, the Government of Pakistan can speak to their own foreign policy pursuits."

The warnings came as Washington imposed sanctions last week on suppliers to Pakistan's ballistic missile program, which included four based in China and Belarus. Patel said on the sanctions that the US will continue to "disrupt" and take action again...