On April 11th, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department issued a statement on April 10th local time, announcing sanctions on one individual and four entities related to the National Iranian Oil Company and the Iranian military. The statement stated that the vessels associated with the sanctioned targets represent the Iranian National Oil Company and the Iranian military in transporting Iranian oil. The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold negotiations in Oman on April 12th, but both sides have their own opinions on the format of the negotiations. On the 7th local time, after meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House, Trump stated that the United States and Iran are engaged in “direct” negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Alaghi issued a statement early on the 8th stating that Iran and the United States will hold “indirect” high-level negotiations in Oman on the 12th. Recently, Trump has repeatedly claimed that if an agreement cannot be reached with Iran on the Iranian nuclear issue, he will “bomb” Iran.
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