Iran-Sanction- April 8th that the Commerce Bank and 32 shipping companies were blacklisted.

A branch of Iranian Bank Tejarat in Tehran

The news comes on the heel of the announcement of the framework of an agreement in the nuclear talks in Lussane, Switzerland, which created hopes forvarious factions in Iran about the lifting of sanctions.

At the same time, Zarif made efforts to silence the rival faction by promising a phased lifting of the sanctions.

The new sanctions, according to the Reuters, bore this message for the Iranian regime that the pressure of sanctions will continue until the final agreement is made.

The European Union said these sanctions were prompted by the agencies' financial support for the Tehran regime by making investments in the oil and gas industries.

The measure are sure to intensify power struggle at the top of the clerical regime and fuel factional infighting, elevating them to new scales.