US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Shipping Network, Further Undercutting Chances for Diplomacy

By Dave DeCamp

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a series of sanctions on an Iranian shipping network, making the prospect of diplomacy with Iran even less likely.

The Treasury Department said the sanctions were targeting more than 50 individuals and entities and that it identified more than 50 ships involved in the network it says is run by the son of Ali Shamkhani, an advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Before Israel launched its war on Iran on June 13 under the cover of US negotiations with Iran, Shamkhani expressed support for a diplomatic deal with the US that would have involved Tehran reducing its nuclear enrichment. An Israeli airstrike targeted Shamkhani’s home, and he was initially reported to have been killed, but he ended up surviving the attack.

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