Sputnik- The United States has amended sanctions against Iran to expand the scope of medical devices and agricultural commodities allowed for export, the US Department of the Treasury said in a release on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� The Treasury explained the amendment includes new or expanded authorizations on�training, replacement parts, software and services needed for�maintenance of�medical devices.

"The Department of�the Treasury�s Office of�Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations�to expand the scope of�medical devices and agricultural commodities generally authorized for�export or reexport to�Iran," the release stated.

The new regulation has also clarified the meaning of�terms "goods of�Iranian origin" and "Iranian-origin goods," according to�the release. On July 14, 2015, Iran and the P5+1 group of�countries, comprising the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom plus Germany, signed an agreement to�ensure the peaceful nature of�Tehran's nuclear program in�return for�gradual sanctions relief. On December 1, the US Senate unanimously supported prolonging by�year 2026 the package of�sanctions introduced against�Iran in�1979.