The United States has agreed to lift all sanctions on the Iranian oil and shipping industry and to remove several senior officials from a blacklist, Reuters has reported , citing the chief of staff of outgoing President Hassan Rouhani. “An agreement has been reached to remove all insurance, oil and shipping sanctions that were imposed by (former U.S. President Donald) Trump,” Mahmoud Vaezi said, as carried by Iranian state media. “About 1,040 Trump-era sanctions will be lifted under the agreement. It was also agreed to lift some sanctions on individuals and members of the supreme leader’s inner circle,” the official added. However, based on comments from the Western powers participating in the negotiations, the finalization of the new nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington is yet to be reached. The Reuters report comes on the heels of news that suggested reaching an agreement had just become harder: the U.S. […]