US targets Iranian shipping over nuclear programme expansion
US State Department announces sanctions on 11 vessels and three shipmanagers
The US has slapped sanctions on 11 ships and three shipmanagers for transporting Iranian oil and products. Unlike previous actions taken by the US this year, the latest move does not point to links between Iranian armed forces and export revenues used to finance terrorism. Rather, the State Department says the new sanctions are in response to Iran’s ‘continued nuclear escalations’