North Korea on Sunday slammed a sweeping new set of sanctions announced by the Trump administration, saying that the U.S. is attempting to spark confrontation.

State media called the new penalties against Pyongyang "enormous," Reuters reported.

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“On the eve of closing of the Olympics, United States is running amok to bring another dark cloud of confrontation and war over the Korean peninsula by announcing enormous sanctions against [North Korea],” the Korean Central News Agency said, according to the news outlet.

The Trump administration last week announced a slew of new sanctions aimed at Pyongyang’s maritime activities, a move that followed a year of heightened tensions over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.

President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE described the latest sanctions as “the largest-ever” penalizations imposed on North Korea.

South Korea, meanwhile, said on Sunday that Pyongyang is still receptive to discussions with the United States.