The U.S. government ratcheted up pressure on Tehran on Tuesday, imposing sanctions on 35 entities and individuals for their roles in Iran’s shadow banking sector, and threatened sanctions against banks doing business with Chinese “teapot” refineries that it said are paying tolls for shipments to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. government ratcheted up pressure on Tehran on Tuesday, imposing sanctions on 35 entities and individuals for their roles in Iran’s shadow banking sector, and threatened sanctions against banks doing business… [4772 chars]
Source: Reuters | Published: 2026-04-28T18:20:01Z
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