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U.S. Enforces New Sanctions on Iran and Hezbollah
- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s OFAC imposed sanctions on a network smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi and targeted Hezbollah-linked Al-Qard Al-Hassan.
- Since at least 2020, Iraqi-British businessman Said's network has used blending and ship-to-ship transfers to hide Iranian oil origins.
- The U.S. sanctioned vessels—including VIZURI, FOTIS, THEMIS, and BIANCA JOYSEL—for covert Iranian oil shipments totaling billions of dollars in cargo since 2020.
- The sanctions freeze all U.S.-based property of designated entities and bar U.S. persons from transactions, with penalties for violations, aiming to cut off Iran and Hezbollah's financial flows.
- This eighth round of sanctions under the maximum pressure campaign aims to cut Iran’s oil revenue, with some proceeds allegedly benefiting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.
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The government in Washington is introducing new sanctions against Iran, aimed at networks that bought and transported Iranian oil worth billions of dollars, according to the US Treasury Department. According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the aim is to increase economic pressure on Tehran. Part of the money has thus benefited the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Furthermore, the sanctions are directed against several ships that are said to …
US targets Iran oil trade, Hezbollah with new sanctions
The State Department announced Wednesday it would target entities and individuals connected to Iran and Hezbollah with new sanctions. Six entities and four vessels associated with Iran were sanctioned for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction related to the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum, petroleum products, or petrochemical products from Iran. A…
On Thursday, the United States Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against Iran's oil smuggling network under an Iraqi legal cover, confirming that the network is run by the Iraqi businessman Salim Ahmed Said. In a statement shared with the News Agency, the Ministry stated that "the network of companies run by the Iraqi businessman Salim Ahmed Said is buying and shipping Iranian oil with billions of dollars masked or mixed with Iraqi …
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