US Sanctions Networks Supporting Iran's Mahan Air and IRGC in Asia
The US Treasury has sanctioned networks in India, China, and Russia for allegedly supporting Iran's Mahan Air and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The sanctions specifically target Mahan Air's network in China for its alleged ties to the IRGC.
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US sanctions Mahan Air’s China network over alleged support for Iran’s IRGC
The United States sanctioned two China-based companies and a Chinese executive on Thursday over their alleged support for Iran’s Mahan Air, which Washington described as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ “airline of choice” for transporting weapons, military personnel and equipment. The action marked the second consecutive day that Washington targeted mainland China- or Hong Kong-linked businesses accused of supporting Tehran, broadening its latest pressure campaign from Iranian oil...
By Teresa Elena Frontado
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said those providing financial, logistical, or commercial support to the IRGC or Mahan Air are “helping sustain a terrorist enterprise."
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