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The additional sanctions are part of the Trump administration's military and economic campaign against Iran.
US Treasury said they are owned by firms based in the Marshall Islands, mainland China, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the British Virgin Islands.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Mumbai-based companies and five Indian nationals over their alleged involvement in the trade of petroleum products from Iran, as Washington stepped up its economic pressure on Tehran.
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2026 United States sanctions and economic isolation campaign against Iran
Economic D-Day, officially designated Operation Economic Outcast by the US Treasury, is the name given by US President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to a campaign of sanctions and economic isolation announced by the United States against Iran in August 2026, amid the ongoing 2026 Iran war. Trump first used the phrase on 19 August 2026, warning that any country doing business with Iran would face "TREMENDOUS [sic] economic consequences".
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