The United States on Monday announced sanctions against more than 30 people from Iran and ships, including the head of the National Oil Company, for brokerage of Iranian oil sales and shipments.
Banas follow President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this month, reflecting his approach during his first term, to restore the “maximum pressure” policy of sanctions against Tehran.
Announcing the designations, US Treasury Scott Besent said in a statement, “Iran has continued to rely on a shady network of ships, shippers and brokers to facilitate its oil sale and fund its unstable activities. “
He said, “The United States will use all our available equipment to target all aspects of Iran’s oil supply chain, and anyone who deal in Iranian oil reveals themselves to the risk of significant restrictions Is, “He said.
Like Russia, Iran depends on a network of tankers that operate the ship transfer from an oil ship out of regional water to get out of Western restrictions, and provides to the country-and one of its army-region With the major source.
On Monday, Hamid Boward was the Deputy Petroleum Minister of Iran and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Irani Oil Company (NIOC).
The United States had earlier nominated NIOC to assist the Foreign Operations Branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Treasury Department said that on Monday, the Oil brokers located in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong and tanker operators and managers in India and China were included.
It accused the ships that “millions of millions of barrels of crude oil barrels for millions of dollars helped to use barrels.”
The US State Department said on Monday that it was nominating an additional 16 companies and ships involved in Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical industry.
Trump’s 4 February memorandum “ordering a maximum pressure campaign on Iran” the restrictions are in the second round to target Iran’s oil sales, “announced in a statement.
They follow the unveiled sanctions on 6 February, aimed at an “international network that channels illegal revenue for the Iranian army.”
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