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US issues new sanctions on Iran as Trump seeks talks
The action comes after Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday that the United States and Iran were poised to begin direct talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, but Iran's foreign minister said the discussions in Oman would be indirect
- PUBLISHED: Wed 9 Apr 2025, 6:42 PM
The United States issued fresh sanctions on Iran on Wednesday, the Treasury Department said, two days after President Donald Trump announced the US planned direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear programme.
The department designated five entities and one person based in Iran for their support of Iran's nuclear programme, Treasury said in a statement, with the aim of denying Iran a nuclear weapon.
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The designated groups include the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran and its subordinate, Iran Centrifuge Technology Company, Treasury said.
The action comes after Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday that the United States and Iran were poised to begin direct talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, but Iran's foreign minister said the discussions in Oman would be indirect.
In a further sign of the difficult path to any deal between the two geopolitical foes, Trump issued a stark warning that if the talks were unsuccessful, "Iran is going to be in great danger."