Jan 31, 2024, 9:11 PM

US sanctions 3 entities, 1 individual for links with Iran

US sanctions 3 entities, 1 individual for links with Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – The United States imposed sanctions on three entities and one individual based in Turkey and Lebanon on Wednesday for alleged links with Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah movement.

These entities have generated hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of revenue from selling Iranian commodities, including to the Syrian government," the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.

"These commodity sales provide a key source of funding for the IRGC-QF and Hezbollah," the Treasury further claimed, according to Reuters.

The Treasury Department said it had imposed sanctions on Turkey-based Mira Ihracat Ithalat Petrol, which purchases, transports, and sells Iranian commodities on the global market, and its chief executive and owner Ibrahim Talal al-Uwayr, who is also known under the alias Ibrahim Agaoglu.

It also targeted two Lebanon-based entities, Yara Offshore SAL, a company affiliated with Hezbollah which has facilitated large sales of Iranian commodities to Syria, and Hydro Company for Drilling Equipment Rental, which is involved in financing the IRGC-QF by facilitating the shipment of Iranian commodities worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Syria.

As a result of the sanctions, all property of those targeted in the United States or that fall under the control of US persons is blocked.

MNA/PR

News ID 211552

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