Such sanctions target key sectors of Iran's economy with the aim of denying the government funds for its nuclear and missile programs. The move generally prohibits any U.S. indivi

The Trump administration imposed a new round of sanctions on oil brokers, ships and people it said were linked to illicit shipments of Iranian crude, framing the move as a return to a “maximum pressure” strategy to squeeze the country’s economy.

The Trump administration announced new sanctions aimed at Iran‘s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers that it said are used to fund destabilizing activities around the world. The sanctions, imposed Monday by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the State Department,