US ramps up pressure on Iran with sanctions on 35 shadow banking entities

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsUS ramps up pressure on Iran with sanctions on 35 shadow banking entitiesIt also threatened banks doing business with Chinese ‘teapot’ refineries, accused of paying tolls for Strait of Hormuz passageAndrea Shalal Tuesday 28 April 2026 22:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966757","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-sanctions-iran-shadow-banking-strait-hormuz-b2966757.html","title":"US ramps up pressure on Iran with sanctions on 35 shadow banking entities"}}CloseTrump says Iran can call US to negotiate an end to the war after cancelling Witkoff and Kushner visitSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceM...