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US Moves to Disrupt Iran's Oil Distribution Network

Steve Herman

   Patsy Widakuswara contributed to this report.
   WHITE HOUSE -- As the United States Wednesday took action to disrupt an
   Iranian oil shipping network it accuses of funding terrorism, President
   Donald Trump expressed optimism about engaging in diplomacy with
   Tehran.
   "They want to talk. They want to make a deal," Trump told reporters in
   the Oval Office, when asked about the new sanctions announced by the
   Treasury Department and whether he is willing to meet with Iranian
   President Hassan Rouhani, during this month's United Nations General
   Assembly session.
   The president reiterated that the United States is "not looking for
   regime change.
   "They have tremendous potential and I think they're going to want to
   take advantage of that," Trump said Wednesday.
   Iran announced late Wednesday a further scaling back of its commitments
   to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

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