Are Donald Trump’s first Iran sanctions moves the start of ‘maximum pressure’ or ‘art of the deal’?

"The Trump administration’s first sanctions move targeting Tehran last week was viewed by some experts as and aggressive effort to blacklist an expansive list of actors connected to Iranian oil. But to others, the US president’s suggestions that a deal could be made with Iran made Washington’s future path of sanctions enforcement less clear. The first salvo of sanctions targeted a VLCC captain, shipowners, managers, crewing firms and “shadow” fleet tankers. For the first time, the Treasury Department also issued sanctions designations for loading, rather than unloading, oil in China — a move that could put new pressure on storage hubs for Iranian oil. Claire Jungman, chief of staff at United Against Nuclear Iran, said the sanctions signal “a clear and aggressive stance” and expand the targeting scope."