On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new package of sanctions targeting Iran, affecting dozens of individuals, companies, and vessels connected to an international shipping network. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the package includes more than 115 new sanctions, the broadest since the Trump administration launched its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran.
00:00The United States Treasury Department imposed a new package of sanctions against Iran on Wednesday,
00:05affecting dozens of individual companies and vessels linked to an international shipping network.
00:12Treasury Secretary Scott Besson reported that the package consists of more than 115 sanctions imposed today,
00:20the most broad since the Trump administration launched its maximum pressure campaign on Iran.
00:26In addition, the Assistant U.S. Treasury Secretary Michael Falkder stated that the objective of this measure is to limit Tehran's main source of revenue,
00:38pressure the government to end its nuclear program, and reduce its ballistic missile program.
00:44And in a statement, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Barguay issued a strong rebuke following the new United States sanctions against Iran.
00:53According to the official, the true aim behind the sanctions is to cripple Iran's development.
00:59Barguay also called the move a clear reflection of the hostility of the United States' policymakers towards the Iranian people.
01:07The spokesman also pointed to the United States throwing unprecedented support behind the Israeli regime's provoked war on the Islamic Republic last month.
01:19Barguay finally underlined the nation's unshakable resolve to pursue its lofty goals to protect national sovereignty despite Washington's provocations.
