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US sanctions on Iranian oil after the Oman talks


The United States announced new sanctions on Iranian oil, after a round of indirect talks between the two parties in the Sultanate of Amman.

US State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott said in a statement that President Donald Trump "Committed to reducing the Iranian regime’s exports of illicit oil and petrochemicals as part of the US administration’s maximum pressure campaign."

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He added: "Instead of investing in the well-being of its people and its crumbling infrastructure, the Iranian regime continues to fund destabilizing activities around the world and intensify its repression inside Iran."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that the new sanctions target 15 entities, two individuals, and 14 ships linked to the Iranian oil trade.

This announcement comes after Iranian and American delegations met in Muscat and agreed to… "Continue negotiations"According to what Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

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