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Today, Tuesday, the United States imposed new sanctions on Syria, targeting the Central Bank of Syria and blacklisting various individuals and entities, as part of its ongoing efforts to cut funding to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that his ministry had also imposed sanctions on Asma al-Assad, the Syrian president’s British wife, accusing her of obstructing efforts to reach a political solution to the war. along with various members of his family.
Pompeo added that his country will continue to strive to hold accountable those who prolong this conflict.
For its part, the US Treasury Department said in a separate statement that the new sanctions add two people, 9 business entities and the Central Bank of Syria to the sanctions list.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement that the Caesar Act, signed by President Donald Trump a year ago, is an important step in holding the Assad regime accountable for the atrocities it has committed against its own people.
He stressed that the Treasury Department will continue to use all its tools to expose those who support the Assad regime and allow these crimes to continue, adding that the US State Department imposed sanctions on 6 other people.
According to the statement, the Treasury Department aims, through this measure, to prevent future investments in Syrian areas under government control, to force the regime to stop its horrible actions against the Syrian people and to pressure them to adhere to the process led by United Nations.
The statement added that the United States will continue to support the Syrian people, as the United States has provided more than $ 12 billion since the beginning of the conflict to help Syrians in need.
Notably, Syria is subject to sanctions by the United States and the European Union that have led to the freezing of foreign assets owned by the state and hundreds of companies and individuals, and Washington already prohibits exports to Syria and the investment of Americans there, as well as transactions related to oil and gas products.
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