Sanctions

"Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten the economic ostracism of countries and entities, whether that tie be purposefully constructed or wilfully ignored."

Experts say the Trump administration can also try these options: Sanctions on Chinese 'Teapot' refineries, targeting entities and individuals helping Iran evade sanctions, and a land blockade.

The Treasury Department redesignated the group "for service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force," according to a statement.

The Defense Department did not publicly list the 30 US schools to be reviewed for suspected ties to 130 research institutes based in Russia, China, and Iran, including civilian universities.

"For autumn, I am putting forward the most far-reaching sanctions listings since the start of the war," she told the German daily newspaper, Die Welt.

Hengli is one of the largest companies in a network of "teapot" refineries in China that purchase sanctioned oil, according to the officials cited by WSJ.

The US, ‌the UN, and the EU have applied sanctions, implemented trade embargoes, and frozen assets for decades over Iran's nuclear program and human rights violations.

The US last imposed major sanctions on Russia in October 2025, when the Treasury Department targeted Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.

In the agreement, the 60-day period refers to an extendable timeframe within which Iran and the US were expected to reach a final deal limiting Tehran's nuclear program and lifting US sanctions.

Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died last month, was among Kyiv's most outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-long war with Russia.