US issues new sanctions on Iran as Trump seeks talks with Tehran over its nuclear programme
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A 3D-printed model of US President Donald Trump against a backdrop of Iran and US flags in this photo illustration. He said the US planned direct talks with Tehran.
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WASHINGTON – The US issued fresh sanctions on Iran on April 9, the Treasury Department said, two days after US President Donald Trump announced the US planned direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear programme.
The Treasury Department designated five entities and one person based in Iran for their support of Iran's nuclear programme, it said in a statement, with the aim of denying Iran a nuclear weapon.
The designated groups include the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran and its subordinate, Iran Centrifuge Technology Company, the Treasury said.
The action comes after Mr Trump made a surprise announcement on April 7 that the US and Iran were poised to begin direct talks
In a further sign of the difficult path to any deal between the two geopolitical foes, Mr Trump issued a stark warning that if the talks were unsuccessful, “Iran is going to be in great danger”. REUTERS
