US EditionUS Imposes Sanctions on Arms Network Linking North Korea and Myanmar
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned five individuals and one company for facilitating arms deals that fund North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs linked to Myanmar's military regime.
- The United States announced sanctions on arms dealers and a company linked to North Korea's weapons programs on September 25, 2025, to disrupt funding for these programs and counter military cooperation with Myanmar's ruling military.
- The State Department identified the Royal Shune Lei Company Limited and individuals, including Aung Ko Ko Oo, as key players facilitating arms sales to Myanmar's military.
- The sanctions aim to block the property of designated individuals and disrupt financial networks supporting North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile initiatives.
- U.S. officials stated that the sanctions aim to disrupt funding for North Korea's unlawful weapons programs, which threaten U.S. and allied security.
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US Imposes Sanctions on Arms Network Linking North Korea and Myanmar
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programs, including by procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar's ruling military.
US imposes sanctions on arms network linking North Korea and Myanmar
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programs, including by procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar's ruling military.
New US sanctions take aim at North Korean weapons sales to Myanmar junta
The U.S. has sanctioned six North Korean and Burmese targets for facilitating arms trafficking between the two countries, seeking to cut off a key network that generates revenue for Pyongyang and has enabled the Myanmar military’s lethal air strikes on civilians. The new designations take aim at overseas representatives of DPRK government agencies funding the […]
US sanctions Myanmar-based network over North Korean bomb sales, weapons financing
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programmes, including by procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar's ruling military
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