US sanctions expansion could turn the screws on Iran’s petrochemical sector

"The latest move by the administration of US President Joe Biden to expand sanctions on Tehran could add pressure on Iran’s petrochemical sector, legal experts said... Claire Jungman, chief of staff at United Against Nuclear Iran, applauded the sanctions announcement. “But these steps should have come years ago,” she said on X. “These vessels are notorious offenders, transporting millions of barrels of oil for Iran.” She wrote that of the 23 vessels, seven were laden with Iranian oil at the time of the sanctions announcement."