The U.S. Treasury imposed new sanctions on nine vessels of a "shadow fleet" accused of transporting illicit Iranian oil yesterday. This is the latest pressure measure taken by the U.S. government in response to Iran's crackdown on protesters. The U.S. has also warned senior officials in Iraq, a neighboring country of Iran, that they must keep Iran-backed armed groups out of the government, or else face punishment - including possibly imposing restrictions on Iraq's oil revenues for the first time.
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