The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on Kong Kong-based and Emirati companies, as well as a network of Iranian firms that help export the country’s petrochemicals, a step that might raise pressure on Tehran to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The US Department of the Treasury said it had imposed penalties on two companies based in Hong Kong, three in Iran and four in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as on Chinese citizen Gao Jinfeng and Indian national Mohammed Shaheed Ruknooddin Bhore. “The United States is pursuing the path of meaningful diplomacy to achieve a mutual return to compliance