[The United States imposes a new round of sanctions on Iran] On October 9, news released on the website of the U.S. Department of the Treasury showed that the United States has imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran, including 17 ships transporting Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and petrochemical products. U.S. Treasury officials also said that the United States estimates that there are still about 20 million barrels of Iranian crude oil stranded on ships outside the scope of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Officials said Iran has stopped loading and unloading crude oil vessels due to U.S. blockades and sanctions. Earlier in the day, U.S. President Trump said that he was having productive talks with Iran and would never attack Iran before the midterm elections for the U.S. Congress on November 3. (CCTV News)