India, Feb. 6 -- The United States announced new sanctions on Friday targeting Iran's oil exports, including 14 vessels flagged from Turkey, India, and the UAE, shortly after indirect talks between the two nations concluded in Oman.

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the measures aim to curb Iran's use of oil revenues to "fund destabilising activities around the world and step up its repression inside Iran."

The sanctions also target 15 entities and two individuals.

The talks in Oman, described by Iran's foreign minister as having a "positive atmosphere," focused on Iran's nuclear program.

The discussions come amid heightened tensions following violent crackdowns on protests in Iran and Trump's prior threats of military a...