ICBPS- Iranian truck carrying 400 kilograms (approximately 882 pounds) of heroin from Iran, concealed in marble slabs, and charged two Turkish citizens with drug trafficking.
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U.S. Sanctions Tech Company For Aiding Maduro Election Gambit
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on an Argentine-owned technology company for helping Nicolás Maduro carry out recent legislative elections boycotted as fraudulent by the U.S.-backed opposition.
U.S. Sanctions Chinese, UAE-Based Companies Over Sale Of Iranian Petrochemicals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on companies based in China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing them of supporting the sale of Iranian petrochemicals as Washington increases pressure on Tehran in the closing days of President Donald Trump’s term.
U.S. Sanctions Iran Over FBI Agent Robert Levinson’s 2007 Abduction
ICBPS- The United States on Monday accused two Iranian intelligence officials of being behind the mysterious 2007 Abduction and probable death of former FBI agent Robert Levinson.
U.S. Sanctions Iran Oil Entities Supporting IRGC-Quds Force
ICBPS- U.S. announced fresh sanctions and additional measures targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran’s petroleum sector for providing financial support to the IRGC Quds Force and Assad regime in Syria.
U.S. Blacklists Chinese For Evading U.S. Sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having dealt with Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and, in some cases, helping it to evade U.S. sanctions.
Iranian CEO sentenced for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The founder and CEO of an Iranian financial services firm accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran was sentenced Thursday to nearly two years in federal prison.
Seyed Sajjad Shahidian, 33, pleaded guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to defraud and commit offenses against the United States. Shahidian, a citizen of Iran, was arrested in London in November 2018 but wasn’t extradited to the U.S. until this past May.
U.S. Sanctions Iran Infamous Judges, Notorious Prisons Following Execution of Champion Wrestler
ICBPS- The U.S. Sanctions Iran Infamous Judges, Notorious Prisons Following Execution of Champion Wrestler Navid Afkari. The U.S. Sanctions Iran authorities for gross violations of Human rights.
The United States has slapped new sanctions on an infamous Islamic judge reportedly involved in the case of Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari, who was hanged earlier September.
On Thursday, the U.S. imposed sanctions on a pair of Islamic judges who involved in human rights violations in Iran.
U.S. Hits Iran With Fresh Sanctions As Trump Term Nears End
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday blacklisted a Chinese company that makes elements for steel production, 12 Iranian steel and metals makers and three foreign-based sales agents of a major Iranian metals and mining holding company, seeking to deprive Iran of revenues as U.S. President Donald Trump’s term winds down.
U.S. Slaps Fresh Iran-Related Sanctions, Targets Khamenei-Linked Foundation
ICBPS- The U.S. Treasury Department announced fresh U.S. sanctions on Iran, targeting vast Supreme Leader Patronage Network and Iran’s Minister of Intelligence.