[POLITICS] · United States, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates · 5 sources

started about 15 hours ago · updated about 1 hour ago

Part of situation: US economic and maritime pressure on Iran intensifies (100 clusters)

US Treasury targets Iran's global financial networks

US sanctions Iran finance network OFAC Middle East geopolitics Economic Exclusion Operation

The US Department of the Treasury has launched the ‘Economic Exclusion Operation’ to dismantle global financial networks supporting Iran and its proxies. Through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US has sanctioned a wide array of individuals and entities involved in providing financial and material support to groups including Hezbollah and Kata'ib Hezbollah.

The sanctions target networks spanning Iraq, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey. Specifically, the measures aim to disrupt shell companies in the UAE and Iraq that supply weapons and ammunition to the IRGC Quds Force, as well as currency exchanges and couriers transferring oil revenues to Hezbollah.

Additionally, the Treasury announced that it will now operate under a presumption of rejection for most special license requests involving Iran. In a related enforcement action, an individual agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty for violating sanctions by providing consulting services to an Iranian software firm. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized that the operation is designed to sever ties between these actors and the US financial system to collapse the networks sustaining the Iranian regime.

Entities

Hezbollah · IRGC Quds Force · Office of Foreign Assets Control · Scott Bessent · US Department of the Treasury

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 3 SOURCES] The Treasury Department will now assume a ‘rejection’ stance on most special license requests related to Iran. www.turkgun.com · www.borsaningundemi.com · www.yenicaggazetesi.com
[● 3 SOURCES] An individual agreed to pay a $1.4 million fine for violating sanctions by providing consulting services to an Iranian software company. www.turkgun.com · www.borsaningundemi.com · www.yenicaggazetesi.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The US Treasury Department launched the ‘Economic Exclusion Operation’ to target networks supporting Iran. www.turkgun.com · www.borsaningundemi.com · www.yenicaggazetesi.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Sanctioned networks span across Iraq, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey. www.turkgun.com · www.borsaningundemi.com · www.yenicaggazetesi.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned individuals and entities linked to Hezbollah and Kata'ib Hezbollah. www.turkgun.com · www.borsaningundemi.com · www.yenicaggazetesi.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Sanctions include gold exchange and financial network managers with links to Syria and Turkey. www.turkgun.com · www.borsaningundemi.com · www.yenicaggazetesi.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the operation aims to collapse networks that sustain the Iranian regime. www.turkgun.com · www.borsaningundemi.com · www.yenicaggazetesi.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The sanctions target shell companies in the UAE and Iraq that supply weapons to the IRGC Quds Force. www.turkgun.com · www.borsaningundemi.com · www.yenicaggazetesi.com

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about 15 hours ago

ABD, İran'a yönelik yeni yaptırımları açıladı: Aralarında Türkiye'den kişi ve şirketler var [yurtsever.org.tr]

about 2 hours ago

ABD, İran'ın bölgesel para ağını hedef aldı [www.borsaningundemi.com]

about 15 hours ago

ABD'den İran'ın küresel gölge finansman ağına yaptırım [www.haksozhaber.net]

about 1 hour ago

ABD'den İran'ın küresel gölge finansman ağına yaptırım [www.yenicaggazetesi.com]

about 15 hours ago