US State Department Imposes Visa Restrictions on 18 Iranian Officials

SadaNews - The US State Department announced on Wednesday that it has imposed visa restrictions on 18 Iranian officials and telecommunications sector leaders, in the latest step of its kind taken by Washington against Tehran.

Following the second round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Geneva regarding the Iranian nuclear program, Iranians are speaking of "progress" and readiness to submit written papers in preparation for a potential agreement, while US Vice President J.D. Vance stated that Tehran has not yet agreed to surpass the "red lines" set by President Donald Trump, hinting that diplomacy may reach its "natural conclusion" if the equation does not change.

Satellite images have shown that Iran recently built a concrete shield over a new facility at a sensitive military site and concealed it with soil, according to experts, a move that indicates progress in the site said to have been bombed by Israel last year, amidst rising tensions with the United States.