Anonymous ID: 1a6ede Jan. 24, 2019, 8:08 a.m. No.4887508   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>7574

U.S. issues fresh Iran-related sanctions

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday targeted two Iran-backed foreign fighter militias in Syria and an airline that helps ferry weapons to Syria in fresh sanctions as Washington prepares for a military withdrawal from the war-torn country.

 

โ€œThe brutal Iranian regime exploits refugee communities in Iran, deprives them of access to basic services such as education, and uses them as human shields for the Syrian conflict,โ€ said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

 

โ€œTreasuryโ€™s targeting of Iran-backed militias and other foreign proxies is part of our ongoing pressure campaign to shut down the illicit networks the regime uses to export terrorism and unrest across the globe,โ€ he said in a statement.

 

The two Iranian-backed fighting units and two airlines, Iran-based Qeshm Fars Air and Armenia-based Flight Travel LLC, are linked to Iranโ€™s Mahan Air and Iranโ€™s elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, both of which are already blacklisted, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.

 

The Fatemiyoun Division and Zaynabiyoun Brigade are being designated for providing material support to the IRGC-QF, the statement said.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-issues-fresh-iran-related-sanctions-idUSKCN1PI28D

Anonymous ID: 1a6ede Jan. 24, 2019, 8:13 a.m. No.4887561   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Former Scottish leader Salmond charged with attempted rape

 

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