The United States imposed three new rounds of sanctions on Iran targeting more than a dozen individuals and companies. The Commerce Department added five Iranian nuclear scientists to its export control list; the State Department sanctioned eight firms and three executives for helping Iran sell petrochemical goods; and the Treasury Department blacklisted Alam Althrwa General Trading LLC and Alwaneo LLC Co. in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for purchasing petroleum products from the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).