[ad_1]
The Foreign Assets Control office of the United States Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on an Iranian Iraqi for his role in facilitating the destabilizing actions of the Iranian regime.
The ministry said in a statement on Friday that the Amir of Diyanat, also known as Amer Abdel-Aziz Jaafar, is an “old” partner of senior officials of the “Quds Force” of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (led by Qasemi Soleimani, who He was killed in a US raid in Baghdad last January.)
The ministry said in the statement that Jaafar helped the “Quds Force” achieve sources of income and arms smuggling abroad.
The Ministry also imposed sanctions on Taif Mining services LLC, which is owned or managed by it.
The statement says he helped facilitate Quds Force smuggling operations for several years, including shipping weapons, including missiles, and that the Iranian organization trusted him to secure entry for ships carrying smuggled cargo, and to use his business communications to facilitate logistical matters, and was also directly involved in Smuggling Operations from Iran to Yemen.
It also created additional “illegal” opportunities to generate income, and in 2019, it took advantage of the company under sanctions to buy an oil tanker.
The statement noted that the Attorney General in the United States capital, Washington, filed criminal charges against him and one of his associates related to “violating sanctions and money laundering laws,” and also filed a lawsuit that confiscated $ 12 million that were used in these crimes and as assets of a foreign terrorist organization.
“The Iranian regime and its supporters continue to prioritize funding for international terrorist organizations at the expense of the health and well-being of the Iranian people,” said US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin.
“The United States is committed to working with financial institutions, non-profit organizations and international partners to facilitate humanitarian related trade and help the Iranian people,” the minister stressed.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control took this action under Executive Order No. 13224, as amended, directed at terrorists and those providing support for terrorists or terrorist acts.
As a result of this labeling, all assets and interests in assets subject to sanctions in the United States or subject to the ownership or control of U.S. citizens must be frozen and reported to the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
FOA regulations often prohibit all transactions by US citizens or transactions within the United States if they include any property or interest in the property of prohibited or listed individuals.
Also as a consequence of the sanctions, any foreign financial institution that “knowingly” provides substantial treatment or provides substantial financial services to individuals and entities in connection with Iran’s support for international terrorism or any Iranian person on the Office of Foreign Affairs list Control of Foreign Assets and prohibited persons may be subject to penalties.
