US issues are the first wave of Iran’s sanctions after a 12 -day war ceasefire Israel Iran

Washington imposes financial sanctions on an Iraqi businessman saying that he helped smuggle Iranian oil.

Washington, DC, The United States has released a new wave of sanctions against Iranian oil exports, which is the first sanctions against the energy sector in Tehran since the Washington -backed shooting between Israel and Iran It came into effect last month.

Among those targeting the sanctions announced on Thursday, Iraqi businessman Salem Ahmed, and his UAE -based company, said that the United States accused of smuggling Iranian oil by mixing it with Iraqi oil.

“Iran’s behavior has left it,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessin said in a statement.

“The Treasury will continue to target the sources of Tehran’s revenues and are intensifying Economic pressure To disable the system access to the financial resources that feed its destabilizing activities. “

After the ceasefire was reached on June 24, US President Donald Trump said that China could buy Iranian oil, indicating that the United States may raise its sanctions on energy -ranging exports.

But the promise was short -term. Trump wrote in a post on social media last week that he “immediately dropped all work to relief sanctions” in response to the data of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khayni He claims victory over Israel.

The US President also said that he prevented Israel from assassinating Khwana, and saving him from “very ugly death.”

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz Israel said Sought to kill My raw, but there was no operational opportunity for assassination.

Israel fired air strikes against Iran without direct provocation on June 13, killing hundreds of Iranians, including civilians and senior military officials.

The United States joined the Israeli campaign and attacked three Iranians Nuclear sites. Iran responded with missile strikes against Israel and an attack on an air base that includes American soldiers in Qatar.

Trump claimed that the American air strikes “blur” Iranian nuclear facilities.

On Wednesday, the Pentagon said that the American bombing restored the Iranian nuclear program by From year to two years.

But it is not clear where the Iranian stocks of uranium are very enriched.

The country passed a law last month to suspend cooperation with the International Nuclear Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency (International Atomic Energy Agency), due to the agency’s failure to condemn the American and Israeli attacks.

The move sparked a reprimand by the United States and many European countries.

On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei suggested that Iran is in indirect contact with the United States – through Oman and Qatar – to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

“Diplomacy should not be offended or used as a tool for deception or simply a kind of psychological warfare against their opponents,” said Baji News.

He added that Tehran feels that its diplomatic efforts may be “betrayal.”

Hours before Israel began the war last month, Trump repeated the United States’ commitment to diplomacy.

Days before the American attacks, he said he would make a decision regarding joining the war within two weeks to allow talks between Iran and the European authorities.