Iran Press/America: The US Treasury Department, on Thursday, has issued a new batch of sanctions against four entities that it says have ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and airlines that are already on Washington’s blacklist, RT reported.
US new sanctions hit 'Iran-related' groups, airlines
The new sanctions list contains only one Iranian entity Qeshm Fars Air, an Iranian cargo airline. The company was subjected to US punitive measures over its ties to another Iranian airline, Mahan Air, which was already sanctioned by the US. Armenia-based Flight Travel LLC also landed on Washington’s list for the same reason.
US President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear agreement in May 2018 and slapped sanctions on Iran in August.
The second wave of sanctions, which targeted Iran’s oil exports and central bank, started in early November 2018.
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