The United States has expanded the list of anti-Iranian sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has added a number of companies, individuals, and vessels related to Iran to the sanctions lists. This was announced on June 5 on the website of the Office for Control of Foreign Assets (OFAC).
"OFAC adds to the sanctions lists a network of individuals, companies and vessels responsible for supplying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of liquefied petroleum gas of Iranian origin to end users in South and East Asia. This gas was deliberately passed off as Omani," the ministry said in a press release.
According to the US Treasury, the network members used shell companies in the UAE and China, foreign bank accounts and an Iranian "shadow fleet" to transport millions of barrels of LPG, hiding its origin and circumventing sanctions.
In addition, the sanctions affected the Iranian exchange house Mehrdad Geramian Nik and Partners Company and its management, who transferred hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign currency on behalf of Iranian banks under sanctions.
In total, 12 organizations are included in the sanctions list, five of which are registered in the Marshall Islands, four in the UAE and one in China. Six vessels, including four Panamanian-flagged tankers, were also subject to restrictions.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on June 2 that the United States has no plans to unfreeze Iranian assets or lift existing sanctions on the Islamic Republic as a bonus for signing a possible deal.
On June 1, US President Donald Trump announced that a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States could be concluded within the next week. The American leader also noted that he had not approved the previous version of the document, as he expects a number of additional points to be included in the memorandum.
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