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      <title>US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's military oil sales, Treasury says</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The US said on Thursday it has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s ​military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a ‌tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Treasury Department said it had sanctioned eight vessels involved in ​transporting Iranian crude oil and petroleum products to global markets. ​&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The vessels included the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker &lt;em&gt;Flora&lt;/em&gt;, the ⁠Comoros-flagged crude oil tanker &lt;em&gt;Hauncayo&lt;/em&gt; and the Panama-flagged tanker &lt;em&gt;Ill Gap&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We ​will not allow the Iranian government to increase its oil revenue ​for the purpose of reconstituting its armed forces and military capabilities,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a release.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;President Donald Trump has &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-war-live-us-launches-more-strikes-kuwait-reports-new-attacks-2026-05-28/"&gt;yet to approve&lt;/a&gt; the ceasefire deal ​on the war, which the US and Israel launched on February ​28.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The conflict has roiled global markets by closing the vital strait off Iran ‌and ⁠Oman through which 20% of the world’s oil and gas normally flowed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The US 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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Treasury Department said some of the sanctioned Iranian entities also use the ​oil sales infrastructure of the Iranian armed forces ​to secure ⁠oil products from outside Iran.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It said Worth Seen, for example, procures refined petroleum products for the National Iranian Oil Company on behalf of ⁠Sepehr ​Energy Jahan, the oil sales arm of ​Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff, which the US has previously hit with sanctions.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The US said on Thursday it has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s ​military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a ‌tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.</strong></p>
<p>The Treasury Department said it had sanctioned eight vessels involved in ​transporting Iranian crude oil and petroleum products to global markets. ​</p>
<p>The vessels included the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker <em>Flora</em>, the ⁠Comoros-flagged crude oil tanker <em>Hauncayo</em> and the Panama-flagged tanker <em>Ill Gap</em>.</p>
<p>“We ​will not allow the Iranian government to increase its oil revenue ​for the purpose of reconstituting its armed forces and military capabilities,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a release.</p>
<p>President Donald Trump has <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-war-live-us-launches-more-strikes-kuwait-reports-new-attacks-2026-05-28/">yet to approve</a> the ceasefire deal ​on the war, which the US and Israel launched on February ​28.</p>
<p>The conflict has roiled global markets by closing the vital strait off Iran ‌and ⁠Oman through which 20% of the world’s oil and gas normally flowed.</p>
<p>The US 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.</p>
<p>The Treasury Department said some of the sanctioned Iranian entities also use the ​oil sales infrastructure of the Iranian armed forces ​to secure ⁠oil products from outside Iran.</p>
<p>It said Worth Seen, for example, procures refined petroleum products for the National Iranian Oil Company on behalf of ⁠Sepehr ​Energy Jahan, the oil sales arm of ​Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff, which the US has previously hit with sanctions.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:14:36 +0500</pubDate>
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