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“Iran has no business enriching uranium and should never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,” the US Senate Republicans official account on X said on Thursday, praising President Donald Trump for “applying maximum pressure on Iran.”
Earlier, Trump said buyers of Iranian oil would be hit with US secondary sanctions.
Senator Tom Cotton, chair of the Senate Republican Conference also praised Trump, saying on X: “Great. Iran is learning the hard way that the Biden Administration is done.”
Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organization ordered the removal of 83 containers belonging to Hoopad Darya Shipping Agency Co. from Rajaei port, according to a letter signed by a senior official at the organization and published by Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars News on Thursday.
The letter cited “extreme heat and sudden weather changes” as reasons for the urgent removal.
According to Fars, Hoopad Darya manages the port’s hazardous goods terminal.
Iran’s security forces shot and killed a man protesting against the death penalty outside Fajr Prison in the southwestern city of Dezful on Wednesday night, sources familiar with the matter told Iran International.
Azim Farrokhond, a local resident, was demonstrating against the execution of one of his relatives when he was fatally shot, the sources said.
Special forces stormed the gathering, they added, injuring several protesters and arresting others.
The protest coincided with the executions of two prisoners, Karim Farrokhond and Mahmoud Ostadmamzayi, who had been sentenced to death for armed robbery.
Although the prisoners' sentences had been suspended several times, sources said the executions were carried out.
Iran's foreign minister said on Thursday the decision to postpone the fourth round of talks with the United States was made "together with Omani and US interlocutors... for logistical and technical reasons."
"On Iran's part, there is no change in our determination to secure a negotiated solution," Abbas Araghchi said in a post on his X account.
"In fact, we are more determined than ever to achieve a just and balanced deal: guaranteeing an end to sanctions, and creating confidence that Iran's nuclear program will forever remain peaceful while ensuring that Iranian rights are fully respected."
"All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW!" US President Donald Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Thursday.
"Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions. They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form."
