WASHINGTON: The US issued fresh sanctions targeting Iran on Wednesday, the treasury department said, two days after President Donald Trump announced the US planned direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear programme.
The US treasury department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on five Iran-based entities and one person based in Iran for their support of Iran’s nuclear programme with the aim of denying Tehran a nuclear weapon.
“The Iranian regime’s reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons remains a grave threat to the US and a menace to regional stability and global security,” treasury secretary Scott Bessent said in the statement.