The United States imposed further sanctions on more than a dozen people and entities in Iran, China and Hong Kong.
Sputnik – And the United States imposed more sanctions on more than a dozen people and entities in Iran, China and Hong Kong, accusing them of running a network to buy missiles and military programs for Tehran.
In a statement from the US Treasury Department, quoted by Reuters, the agency said the network has transacted and enabled the procurement of sensitive and critical parts and technology for key players in Iran’s ballistic missile development, including the US and Iranian defense departments. Armed Forces Logistics Agency (MODAFL), which is subject to US sanctions.
“The United States will continue to target illicit cross-border procurement networks that covertly support Iran’s production of ballistic missiles and other military programs,” Brian Nelson, Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, said in the statement.
Among those affected by the sanctions is Iranian defense attache in Beijing Daoud Damghani, who has been accused by the Treasury Department of coordinating Chinese military purchases for Iranian end users, including companies affiliated with the logistics agency, according to media reports.
Washington targeted centrifuge sales to Parchin Chemical Industries (PCI), dual-use metal sales to its broker, PB Sadr, and electronics purchases by MODAFL in today’s action (6). The Chinese Communist Party and the Communist Party of Sadr have previously been subjected to previous sanctions.
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Also among the targets is China’s Zhejiang Qingji, which the Treasury Department has accused of selling hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of centrifuges and other equipment and services to PCI with PB Sadr as an intermediary.
Also affected by the sanctions are Hong Kong Qi Do International Co., Ltd. and the China-based Qingdao Zhong Rongtong Trade and Development Corporation, which the Treasury Department has accused of involvement in the sale of non-ferrous metals worth tens of millions of dollars.
