Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Trump’s administration on Thursday aimed at Iranian oil with a new sanction slate – a move that increases pressure on the Islamic Republic in the middle of a conversation between us and Iranian officials to prevent nucleari Proliferation, Fox News Digital learned.
AND Ministry of Finance The office of foreign assets controls increased pressure on the export of Iranian oil exports Thursday, marking the “kettle” of the Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group Co., Ltd., and three port Terminal operators in the SHANDONG Province, Cinema, due to their role in buying or facilitating Iranian oil oil.
The “teapot” refineries are buying most of the exports of Iranian oil exports, according to the Ministry of Finance.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Finance also expresses the sanctions of several companies, vessels and captains, which they say are responsible for facilitating the Iranian shipping ships as part of the Iranian so -called “shadow fleet”. Companies and vessels are all headquartered in China.
This photo posted on November 5, 2019 by the Iranc Energy organization shows the centrifuge machines in the Nathanz enrichment plant in central Iran. (Atomic energy organization Iran through AP, File)
“As part of the broad and aggressive pressure campaign of Trump Trump President, Treasury today targets another kettle’s refinery imported by Iranian oil,” Minister of Finance Scott betting said. “The United States remains resolved to increase the pressure on all elements of the Iranian oil supply chain to prevent the regime from generating income to further destabilize the agenda.”
Sanctions come after the president Donald Trump Executive order, which targets the Iranian oil and petrochemical sector – as well as another executive order that targets those supporting the national Iranian oil company.
The Ministry of Finance, led by Scott Besen, also imposes sanctions on several companies, vessels and captains, which they say are responsible for facilitating the Iranian shipping shipments as part of the Iranian so -called “shadow fleet”. (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sanctions on Thursday are the latest circle, aiming for Iranian sales of oil from the president, in early February, he issued a memorandum of national security that launched a “maximum economic pressure on Iran” campaign.
As for the Iranian “Fleet Shadows”, Tehran relies on vague ship management companies to manage their fleet of tankers that “mask” Iranian oil shipments in the cinema using a ship transfer to a boat with sanctioned vessels.
The Ministry of Finance on Thursday took measures to increase the pressure on that “fleet in the shadow” of the actors by designating ships as “blocked property”.
Any violation of US sanctions may result in the extradition of civil or criminal penalties for the US or foreign person, the Ministry of Finance said.
The imposition of sanctions comes while the United States and Iran prepare for the fourth round of nuclear conversations. US and Iranian officials are set for the next round of conversations to be held in Oman in the coming days.
Trump should travel to the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Vice President Jd vance He recently examined the next round of conversation, saying that they were now negotiating about the “complete termination” of the Tehran nuclear program.
Trump’s administration announced that a flawed joint comprehensive plan of action from the 2015 (JCPOA) action, also known as the Iranian nuclear feal, did not prevent Iran from building an atomic bomb, adding that the agreement had “incredibly weak” implementation regarding inspections.
Vice President JD Vance recently examined the next round of conversation, saying on May 7, 2025, the US negotiated the “complete termination” of the Tehran nuclear program. (Niall carson/so pictures via Getty Images)
Vance said he did not believe that “it actually serves the function of preventing the Iranians to go on the way to the nuclear weapon.”
Vance also said that Trump’s administration believes that there are some elements of the Iranian nuclear program that are actually “preserved” within the JCPOA.
“Yes, there were no nuclear weapons. Iran does not have a nuclear weapon,” Vance said, claiming that the agreement “allowed Iran to stay on this sliding toward nuclear weapons if they were transferring the switch and pressed.”
“We think there is an agreement here that Iran would again integrate into the global economy,” Vance said ahead of the conversation. “It would be really good for the Iranian people, but it would result in a complete break of any chance of getting a nuclear weapon. And therefore we negotiate. And as the president said, it is the option of A.”
Click here to get the Fox News app
If the option is “very good for the Iranian people,” Vance said, then the option B “is very bad.”
“That’s very bad for everyone,” Vance said. “And not what we want, but it’s better than an option C, and that is Iran Obtaining nuclear weapons. This is what is completely out of the table for the US administration. No IFS, and Buts. ”
As for Trump, he said during a recent interview with NBC “Meet The Press” that he would only accept the “total dismantling” of the Iranian nuclear program.
