US Treasury Department imposes new unilateral sanctions on Iranian mining companies

Washington (ST):  The US Treasury Department has imposed new unilateral sanctions on a number of Iranian companies working in the mining sector within the framework of the aggressive policy pursued by the US administration against Iran.

Reuters quoted the US Treasury Department as saying that the new coercive measures target eight companies working in the field of steel and metals sector, five of which are affiliated to Mubaraka Steel Company, the main producer of steel products in Iran.

Earlier, the US Treasury Department imposed unilateral sanctions on five Iranian captains who had sailed Iranian ships carrying oil to Venezuela. 

K.Q.