A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq September 21, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Essam Al-Sudani The US announced new sanctions against Iran on Monday with designations for six entities involved in the country’s energy and petrochemical sectors. In an official statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the six companies were engaged in “facilitating illicit transactions related to Iranian petroleum as well as petroleum and petrochemical products, key sources of revenue for the Iranian government.” Blinken named two of the companies as Pioneer Ship management...