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The US government announced that it has imposed sanctions on the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and its head while renewing waivers allowing foreign companies to continue work at Iranian nuclear sites. On Thursday, the Treasury Department said that it has designated the AEOI and its chief Ali Akbar Salehi, reports Xinhua news agency.

The AEOI has "played a big role in Iran breaching its key nuclear commitments", Brian Hook, US special representative for Iran, told the media at the State Department following the Treasury's announcement.