The United States is ratcheting up pressure on Iran with sanctions as the threat of an American attack against the regime looms large on the world stage.

The sanctions will target six officials who “oversee the Iranian security forces responsible for the violent crackdowns on protesters,” including Iran’s minister of the interior. The United States State Department and the Department of the Treasury launched new sanctions focused on Iranian officials involved in the regime’s “brutal crackdown” on anti-regime protestors,

The penalties are the latest by the United States and the European Union targeting high-ranking officials over the crackdown.

The sanctions were announced as US and Iranian officials held talks in Oman on Friday. The discussions were mediated by Omani officials and aimed at easing rising tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program. The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran rejected US calls to halt its uranium enrichment during the indirect talks.

The US on Friday announced a new round of sanctions targeting Iran’s oil and petrochemical trade, including an India-based shipping management firm, hours after indirect talks between Tehran and Washi

The US State Department has said the economic penalties are necessary to 'stem the flow of revenue' to Tehran.

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One month after thousands of protesters were killed across Iran, authorities maintain that US and Israel are to blame.