Move targets vessels used by Iran to generate 'funds used to repress its own people', US treasury secretary says.
Move targets vessels used by Iran to generate ‘funds used to repress its own people’, US treasury secretary says.
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The United States has imposed a new series of sanctions related to Iran, targeting the so-called “shadow fleet” it said Tehran uses to support its oil exports.
In statements on Friday, the US officials directly tied the sanctions on the nine vessels and their respective owners or management firms to the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters.
The US imposes sanctions on Iran's "shadow fleet" to curb oil exports funding repression amid ongoing protests.
The US State Department has said the economic penalties are necessary to 'stem the flow of revenue' to Tehran.
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