US unveils fresh sanctions on Iranian oil trade network 

The Biden administration designated 15 individuals and entities located in Iran, Vietnam, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian gives a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian gives a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Tehran on June 23, 2022. Amir-Abdollahian said on June 23 that Iran remains "serious" about reaching a revived nuclear deal with major powers that ends economic sanctions and to which the United States is again a party. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
Elizabeth Hagedorn
Elizabeth Hagedorn
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The Biden administration on Wednesday issued a new round of sanctions targeting an international network it says facilitated the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil and petrochemical products to East Asia. 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the State and Treasury departments designated 15 individuals and entities located in Iran, Vietnam, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong for supporting “Iranian energy trade generating millions of dollars’ worth of illicit revenue.”    

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