US sanctions Iraqi deputy oil minister for allegedly diverting funds to Iranian proxies

"Like a rogue gang, the Iranian regime is pillaging resources that rightfully belong to the Iraqi people," said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.

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US sanctions three Iranian exchange houses

As a consequence of the sanctions, assets in the US owned 51 percent or more by those targeted are frozen, while US citizens are prohibited from dealing with them.

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US sanctions seven pro-Iran militia leaders in Iraq

The groups are also officially under the auspices of the Iraqi state via the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).

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US Treasury sanctions ‘oil shipping magnate’ son of Iran's late Shamkhani 

Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, son of the deceased Ali Shamkhani, heads a "multibillion-dollar Iranian and Russian petroleum sales empire," according to the US Treasury Department.

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EU announces new sanctions on top Iranian officials

"As the Iran war continues, the EU will protect its interests and pursue those responsible for domestic repression. It also sends a message to Tehran that Iran’s future cannot be built on repression," said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

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US imposes new sanctions targeting ‘shadow fleet’, entities trading Iranian oil

The announcement of the measures comes mere hours after Washington and Tehran held their first round of indirect nuclear talks in Muscat.

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US revokes immigration privileges for families of Iranian officials

"The families of Iranian regime elites live lives of luxury in the United States while their people are massacred," said US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz. "Not anymore."

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‘Repression cannot go unanswered’: EU designates Iran's IRGC a terrorist organization

"Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise," said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

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US sanctions Iran’s shadow fleet accused of funding militias, weapons programs

The revenue, which the department said “rightfully belongs to the Iranian people,” is being diverted “to fund its [Iran’s] regional terrorist proxies, weapons programs and security services.”

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