US targets Iran’s military supply chain as the status of diplomatic talks remains uncertain – WTOP News
- On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions on ten entities in Iran, Hong Kong, and Pakistan, targeting alleged weapon procurement for the Iranian defense ministry.
- These sanctions are part of the 'Operation Economic Outcast' campaign, which aims at severing 'critical financial lifelines' for the Iranian government amid its seven-month war.
- Treasury Department officials aim to increase costs for those assisting Iran's military procurement, seeking to disrupt defense systems and degrade the government's ability to reconstitute weapons.
- Iran's currency fell to a record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the dollar, down from 2.2 million on Sept 2.
- This year's naval blockade and ongoing economic warfare have sent the Iranian economy into freefall as diplomacy between the two countries remains uncertain.
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Treasury Department sanctions 10 individuals and entities across multiple jurisdictions for procuring weapons and components for Iran’s Ministry of Defense
US sanctions Iran, Hong Kong and Pakistan firms over military supply chain
The US has sanctioned 10 people and firms in Iran, Hong Kong and Pakistan over alleged support for Iran's military supply chain. The move intensifies pressure on Tehran as the rial slides and diplomacy remains uncertain.
The U.S. authorities have listed 10 individuals and companies on sanctions lists for assisting in the procurement of arms for the Iranian military, and reported on Tuesday in U.S. Minfin. "The U.S. Ministry imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and entities that purchased arms and components for them for the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Support", the press release says.
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asriran.comThe U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement that it had imposed sanctions against Iran.
US targets Iran's military supply chain as the status of diplomat
The U.S. on Tuesday targeted people and firms around the globe that it has accused of being financial facilitators or enablers of Iran’s military supply chain, as the Trump administration pushes forward with economic warfare against Tehran at a time when renewed diplomacy between the two countries remains uncertain. The latest action by the Treasury Department is part of the administration’s Operation Economic Outcast campaign, which is aimed at…
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