US imposes new sanctions on Iran ahead of Oman talks
Washington has imposed fresh sanctions on Iran over its peaceful nuclear energy program, the latest blatant move in the so-called maximum pressure campaign recently reinstated by the Donald Trump administration.
The bans, announced by the US Treasury Department on Wednesday, target five entities and one person based in Iran for what the department described as their support for Iran's nuclear program.
The Treasury said the designated groups include the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and its subordinate, the Iran Centrifuge Technology Company.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed in a statement that Iran's "reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons remains a grave threat to the United States and a menace to regional stability and global security."
The claim that Iran pursues nuclear weapons has been refuted in countless inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
US intelligence agencies have also repeatedly confirmed that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, the latest being a report by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard published in March.
The fresh measure comes only two days after President Donald Trump announced that the US would hold talks with Tehran over its nuclear program on April 12.
Iran has repeatedly rejected any compromise while under pressure and said that the upcoming talks are meant to test the US resolve in settling the dispute over its nuclear program.
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