On 10 September, the US Treasury Department announced new sanctions against Iran. This is due to its decision to transfer ballistic missiles to Russia. This is reported by Komersant ukrainskyi
with reference to the US Treasury Department.
On 10 September, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 10 individuals, 6 organisations and 5 vessels from Iran and Russia that help arm Russia with Iranian drones and ballistic missiles.
In addition, the US imposed additional sanctions on Iran’s airline Iran Air to limit its ability to operate abroad. The company transported cargo on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Ministry of Defence. Iran also used Iran Air to provide cargo services to Russia, including the supply of electronics and aircraft parts.
The State Department also identified five Russian vessels as blocked property involved in the proliferation of Iranian weapons systems to Russia. These are the vessels of the Russian TransMorFlot LLC – Boris Kustodiev, Port Olya-3, Port Olya-4, Composer Rachmaninoff and ETIM EMIN, which was renamed SAPFIR in July 2022.
In addition, the United States imposed sanctions on the following individuals and entities:
- Ruhollah Katebi from the Iranian Ministry of Defence, who is establishing contacts with the Russian government;
- Ebrahim Bahrami, who organised training for the Russian military in Iran;
- Ali Ja’farabadi from the IRGC Air Force Command, who supervised the launch of satellites in Iran;
- Jamaldin Pashayev – controls a network of Russian shipping companies operating in the port of Olya and the Russian Federation;
- the Iranian transport company Azadegan, an affiliate of the IRGC, and its related legal entities Amad Behineh Saz Engineering Company, Sanjesh Gostar Dana Engineering and Quality Inspection Company and Talieh Sabz Jehan Group Company;
- chairman of the Board of Directors of Azadegan Ali Zare, his deputy Golamreza Eini Sarkallah and acting Managing Director Masoud Nourahmadi;
- farzanegan Propulsion Systems (Farzanegan) supplied Russian arms manufacturers with engine samples to support Russian cruise missile development. Hossein Pourfarzaneh, Zahra Pourfarzaneh and Hassan Pourfarzaneh, who are leaders or officials of Farzanegan.
It should be noted that Iran has admitted that it has transferred its ballistic missiles to Russia. The transfer of the missiles was announced by a member of the National Security Commission of the Iranian Parliament, Bakhshaish Ardestani.