"The Department of Justice’s actions are critical to stemming the flow of money that Iran
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uses to engage in activities that threaten people inside the United States, as well as our interests across the world," a senior Justice Department official tells news hounds in a call before the unsealing of the charges in two federal courts.
The Justice Department seized more than $108 million that it says China Oil & Petroleum Company Limited, which it calls an IRGC front company, attempted to launder through accounts at US financial institutions. The department says more than 500,000 barrels of Iran’s sanctioned oil were also seized.
Seven defendants, including Morteza Rostam Ghasemi, who is the son of an IRGC commander and Iranian oil minister, and an Iranian shipping official are charged in connection with those seizures.
Iran’s crude exports and oil output hit new highs in 2023 despite US sanctions. In January, China’s oil trade with Iran stalled as Tehran withheld shipments and demanded higher prices from its top client, tightening cheap supply for the world’s biggest crude importer. Iranian oil makes up some 10% of China’s crude imports.
"The cases that we’re announcing are targeting players on both sides, both the supply and demand side" of sanctioned Iranian oil," the Justice Department official says.
US Treasury hits Iran with new sanctions relating to its weapons and cyber programs
[IsraelTimes] The US Treasury says it’s imposed sanctions on four Iran- and Hong Kong-based companies for providing materials and technology to Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs and on a Hong Kong-based firm for selling Iranian commodities.
The Treasury also says it’s imposed sanctions on six officials of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp’s Cyber Electronic Command for malicious cyber activities against critical infrastructure in the United States and elsewhere.
As a result of the sanctions, all property of the designated entities and individuals that are in the United States or fall under US control are blocked. As a general rule, US individuals or companies are barred from transactions involving the property of those designated.