The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China.

The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on individuals and tankers helping to ship millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil per year to China. The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this week vowed to bring Iran's oil exports to zero as the U.

Iran has strongly criticized new U.S. sanctions targeting its oil shipments, calling them illegitimate and unlawful. The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Treasury on Thursday, focus on individuals and tankers involved

You could really increase the sanctions — especially the latest sanctions [targeting oil production and exports,]” retired Gen. Keith Kellogg exclusively told The Post.

U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to double down on the sanctions against Russia to pressure the Kremlin into ending its war against Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia,