The United States imposed new sanctions tied to a network moving Iranian oil, the State Department said Friday.
The move — which sanctions 15 entities, 14 vessels and two individuals — targets Tehran’s “shadow fleet,” a covert shipping network that the Trump administration says helps Iran evade sanctions. That income is used to bankroll terrorist groups and destabilize the region, according to the State Department.
“Instead of investing in the welfare of its own people and crumbling infrastructure, the Iranian regime continues to fund destabilizing activities around the world and step up its repression inside Iran,” the department said in a statement.
The sanctions came right as U.S. and Iran officials conducted talks in Oman on Friday, mediated by Omani officials and aimed at easing mounting tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program — a diplomatic track pushed by Arab officials concerned about escalating regional conflicts.
