The United States imposed sanctions on more than 30 people and vessels for their role in selling and transporting Iranian petroleum-related products as part of Tehran's "shadow fleet," the Treasury Department said.

The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and oil tankers across China, the United Arab Emirates, India and other jurisdictions for allegedly helping to finance Iran and its support for militant groups that launch attacks against the U.

The Trump administration announced new sanctions aimed at Iran‘s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers that it said are used to fund destabilizing activities around the world. The sanctions, imposed Monday by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the State Department,

The Trump administration imposed a new round of sanctions on oil brokers, ships and people it said were linked to illicit shipments of Iranian crude, framing the move as a return to a “maximum pressure” strategy to squeeze the country’s economy.