Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rolled out a fresh wave of sanctions targeting Iran’s energy sector, intensifying Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.
Rubio doubled down on theadministration’s stance, vowing that President Donald Trump remains determinedto “drive Iran’s illicit oil and petrochemical exports — including shipments toChina — down to zero.”
The latest sanctions hit sevenentities tied to the trade of Iranian oil and petrochemical products. Amongthem are two vessels linked to a previously blacklisted maritime managementfirm that played a central role in moving Iranian crude.
A State Department fact sheet revealedthat five of the sanctioned companies are headquartered in the United ArabEmirates.
Rubio warned that the US would keeppressuring Iran and any partners skirting sanctions “as long as Iran continuesto generate oil and petrochemical revenue to bankroll its destabilizingactivities, terrorist networks, and regional proxies.”
Meanwhile, a fourth round of US-Irannuclear talks is slated to begin Saturday in Muscat, with previous roundsreportedly leaving negotiators cautiously optimistic.
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