US expands sanctions against Iran amid nuclear dossier talks


Shortly before the start of the second round of indirect negotiations on the nuclear dossier with Tehran, Washington expanded the list of sanctions against Iran's allegedly shadowy Iranian navy. This is stated on April 16 in the register of the US Treasury.
Thus, in the section of restrictions imposed by the agency against Iran, seven legal entities and five oil shipping vessels were added, four of which operate under Panamanian flags, one under Cameroonian.
On April 12, the delegations of Iran and the United States held the first round of talks in Muscat, the meeting focused on the Iranian nuclear program and American sanctions. The parties agreed to continue contacts on April 19 to discuss a possible agreement.
On April 16, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia could become one of the guarantors of the agreement between Iran and the United States on the Iranian nuclear program, but this would depend on the further course of negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
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