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Iran says fresh US sanctions are ‘malicious’

# 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.