The USA imposed today (09/04/2025) new sanctions on the weight of Iran For his nuclear program, a few days before the unprecedented meeting of US and Iranian officials on Saturday in Oman.
US sanctions affect five entities and one person -based person in Iran and “the support they provide to entities that manage or supervise the Iranian nuclear program,” the Treasury said.
“The irresponsible pursuit of the acquisition of nuclear weapons by the Iranian regime remains a serious threat to the US, regional stability and global security,” Finance Minister Scott Bessed said.
On Monday, welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, US President Donald Trump has unexpectedly announced that Washington will go on direct talks with Iran for his two nuclear program.
The US and Iran have been interrupting their diplomatic relations for 45 years.
The Western countries, led by the US, have for years believed that Tehran is seeking to obtain nuclear weapons, which Iran denies insisting that its nuclear program has exclusively political purposes, mainly energy production.
US sanctions freeze the assets that the persons or companies may have in the US that may have any transaction with them.