The US government has issued fresh sanctions targeting individuals and entities that it said were part of an international network helping Iran procure weapons.
Those include Iranian and Russian nationals, as well as entities bases in Iran, Russia and Nigeria, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
Wednesday’s sanctions targets “exemplify Iran’s use of foreign aviation and transport firms, financial conduits, and travel coordinators to obscure the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’) role in illicit procurement and to move material and personnel globally,” the Treasury said.
They add to US actions in May against individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, over accusations of aiding Iran’s weapons sector.
In June, the US imposed sanctions against 11 people and entities for helping weapons procurement by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Iranian military.
