US imposes sanctions on Iran’s oil tanker network

The United States has imposed new sanctions on an international network of tankers and crews that facilitate shipments of Iranian oil to China, as President Donald Trump’s administration applies “maximum pressure” on the Islamic Republic’s economy..
The network, which includes nodes in India and the United Arab Emirates, carries millions of barrels of oil to China, with hundreds of millions of dollars flowing to Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff, the US said