The United States has targeted Iran with another round of sanctions on eight firms, including steel and other metal companies, according to a release posted on the US Department of the Treasury's website.
"Today, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against four steel, aluminum, and iron companies operating within Iran’s metals sector, including one subsidiary of Mobarakeh Steel Company - Iran’s largest steel manufacturer", the release said.
The Treasury Department said that it has also designated one Germany-based and three United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based sales agents for being owned or controlled by the Mobarakeh Steel Company.
The new sanctions come after the Republican Study Committee in Congress on 10 June released a foreign policy proposal that contains more than 130 initiatives aimed at countering Russia, China, and Iran as well as calls for the introduction of the "toughest sanctions ever" against the three countries.
Following the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal in 2018, Tehran announced it would gradually abandon its obligations under the agreement every 60 days unless the other signatories helped ensure Iran's interests.
Since 2018, the US has been expanding the sanctions targeting Iran's economy, including its oil and metal industries, financial and banking sectors, trade and weapons development, in addition to travel bans and asset freezes.
