
Washington (AP) – The US Treasury on Wednesday has released new sanctions focused on the Iranian nuclear program, just a few days before the expectations of higher American and Iranian officials Take conversations in the Middle East Sultanate of Oman.
Five entities and one person based in Iran are quoted in new sanctions for the support of the Iranian nuclear program. Designed groups include the organization of atomic energy organizations Iran and subordinate Iranian technology company, Thorium Power Company, Pars Reactors Construction and Development Company and Azarab Industries Co.
“The ruthless persecution of nuclear weapons in the Iranian regime remains a serious threat to the United States and the threat to regional stability and global security,” Secretary of the US Treasury Ministry Scott Betting said in a statement. “The Ministry of Finance will continue to use our instruments and authorities to disrupt any Iran’s attempt to progress in its nuclear program and its wider destabilization agenda.”
New sanctions come as president Donald Trump At the beginning of this week, he announced that he was sending higher envoys to lead direct conversations with Iran about his nuclear program while warning Iranians to be in “great danger” if the interviews could not be persuaded to leave their nuclear weapons program.
Tehran confirmed that it would happen, but it insisted that it would be indirect discussions through a mediator.
The United States is increasingly worried because Tehran is closer than ever to a feasible weapon.
The US and other world powers in 2015 achieved a long -term and comprehensive nuclear agreement that limited the enrichment of Tehran Uranus in exchange for abolition of economic sanctions.
Trump, however “The worst agreement ever.”
Iran and the US, under the President Joe bidenThere were indirect negotiations in Vienna in 2021 aimed at restoring a nuclear agreement. However, these interviews and others between Tehran and European nations have not reached any agreements.
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