Tag: U.S. Treasury Department
US imposes new sanctions on central bank in Syria, wife of Bashar Assad
The United States on Tuesday enacted new sanctions on Syria, including targeting its central bank and the wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said it sanctioned two individuals,...
US sanctions Iranian entity and director over alleged chemical-weapons research
The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it has sanctioned an Iranian entity and its director over alleged chemical-weapons research.
The Shahid Meisami Group and its director, Mehran Babri, were sanctioned for allegedly being involved...
US sanctions Hezbollah officials, among them Iraq ambassador to Iran
The United States sanctioned two officials on Thursday of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah.
Nabil Qaouk and Hassan Al-Baghdadi “are members of Hezbollah’s Central Council, a group of senior Hezbollah officials that elects the terrorist group’s Shura...
US sanctions senior officials affiliated with Assad-led Syrian government
The United States sanctioned Syrian President Bashar Assad’s top press officer and a prominent member of the Syrian Ba’ath Party, in addition to three senior Syrian military officials. on Thursday.
Luna Al Shibl is a prominent member...
US sanctions Iran minister, senior law-enforcement officials, IRGC commander
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, seven senior officials of the country’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) and a provincial commander of the Islamic Republic’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Senate confirms Chassidic Jew for first-ever senior position in US administration
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed by voice vote the first Chassidic Jew for a senior position in a U.S. administration.
The upper congressional chamber confirmed Mitchell Silk as assistant secretary of the Treasury for...
US Treasury sanctions bank with aiding Hezbollah, and suspects for moving millions between Iran...
The U.S. Treasury announced on Thursday that it has sanctioned Jammal Trust Bank SAL, which has allegedly been facilitating transactions on behalf of Hezbollah.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that...
US increases pressure on Iran, warns other players not to impede sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned nine targets last week related to an illicit oil network between Iran and Russia.
“We are acting against a complex scheme Iran and Russia have used to bolster the Assad regime...