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The United States declared that it has imposed new sanctions on Iran's military oil trade, even after Washington and Tehran reached a preliminary agreement to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Treasury Department reported that it had penalized eight vessels involved in transporting Iranian crude oil and petroleum products to global markets.
Among the vessels are the tanker Flora, flagged in the Marshall Islands; the crude oil tanker Hauncayo, flagged in Comoros; and the tanker Ill Gap, registered in Panama.
"We will not allow the Iranian government to increase its oil revenues for the purpose of reconstituting its armed forces and military capabilities," said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a statement.
President Donald Trump has not yet approved the ceasefire agreement for the war, which was initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28.
The conflict has shaken global markets by closing the vital strait off Iran and Oman, through which 20% of the world's oil and gas normally flows.
The United States also imposed sanctions on more than 15 entities, including Worth Seen Energy Limited in Hong Kong, Symphony Shipping and Maritime Management Inc in Dubai, and Mehdiyev Trading Co, also in Hong Kong.
The Treasury Department noted that some of the sanctioned Iranian entities also use the oil sales infrastructure of Iran's armed forces to secure petroleum products from outside the country.
The government institution indicated that Worth Seen, for example, acquires refined petroleum products for the National Iranian Oil Company on behalf of Sepehr Energy Jahan, the oil sales arm of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, which had previously been sanctioned by the United States.
Source: portalportuario
