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The United States unveiled a new wave of sanctions against Iran on Friday, targeting 14 “shadow fleet” vessels and 15 entities involved in the illicit transport of Iranian oil.
The move was announced just moments after the two nations concluded eight hours of indirect nuclear negotiations in Oman, which Iranian officials had paradoxically described as a “positive start.”
State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott stated that the sanctions are a continuation of President Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign, designed to choke off revenue used by Tehran to fund regional instability and domestic repression.
The blocked vessels include ships flagged in the UAE, India, and Türkiye.
Despite the new economic penalties and the presence of a U.S. carrier strike group off Iran’s coast, both sides expressed a cautious willingness to maintain a diplomatic path to prevent a wider regional conflict.
