These actions followed multiple executive orders targeting Iranian oil sector sales, following a presidential memorandum to put maximum pressure on Iran.
“The United States is committed to targeting Iran’s key revenue streams that fund its destabilizing activities,” Bradley Smith.
The sanctions represent Washington's latest efforts to punish Tehran, whose proxies in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and the Gaza Strip have attacked US and Israeli targets.
The report is an example of how Iran is concerned about Western support for protests and is concerned about media reports in the West.
Iranian media reported that Moscow expressed readiness to invest in Iran's steel, oil and petrochemical industries.