# Iran has described as “malicious’ fresh US sanctions targeting a shipping empire controlled by the son of a top political adviser. The US Treasury Department imposed restrictions on more than 115 people, companies and ships accused of facilitating the sale of Iranian and Russian oil. These include a fleet allegedly operated by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, son of Ali Shamkhani who is a top political adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says the sanctions undermine the Iranian people’s economic development and welfare.
Iran says fresh US sanctions are ‘malicious’