US targets China, Iran-based firms in fresh Iran sanctions
- On Tuesday, the United States announced new penalties targeting a total of twelve people and organizations linked to Iran and China for their role in supplying materials used in Iran’s ballistic missile propellant.
- These sanctions follow President Trump’s February memorandum directing maximum economic pressure amid ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.
- The sanctions target the Iran-based Saman Tejarat Barman Trading Company and five China-based firms that facilitated shipment of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate vital for missile production to the IRGC.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asserted that the shipments breach international protocols designed to restrict the spread of such technologies and pose a threat to the security of the US and its regional allies.
- The sanctions reaffirm the US strategy to restrict Iran’s missile development amid stalled talks, signaling continued maximum pressure and efforts to curb Tehran’s military capabilities.
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US targets China, Iran-based firms in fresh missile sanctions
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a network based in Iran and China that it accused of procuring ballistic missile propellant ingredients on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to increase pressure on Tehran. The US Treasury Department in a statement said it was targeting six entities and six individuals as part of the action, which comes as the Trump administration …
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