US sanctions 10 people, entities linked to Iran and Venezuela

The US Treasury Department, in line with the Donald Trump administration’s maximum pressure against the Islamic Republic of Iran and Venezuela, announced sanctions on 10 individuals and entities based in the two countries, claiming that the list includes a Venezuelan company that participated in Iran’s drone (UAV) trade with Venezuela.

“Treasury is holding Iran and Venezuela accountable for their aggressive and reckless proliferation of deadly weapons around the world,” said Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John K. Hurley.  “We will continue to take swift action to deprive those who enable Iran’s military-industrial complex access to the U.S. financial system.”

Tehran and Washington had held five rounds of indirect talks on Iran’s nuclear program before Israel unleashed a war on the Islamic Republic, which included strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Mediated by Oman, the 6th round of talks was planned to be held in Muscat, but was called off due to the Israeli raids.

The aggression killed more than a thousand people, including a number of the Islamic Republic’s top military officials and commanders.

Instead of condemning the terror act, the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities—an action which was described by Tehran as betrayal to diplomacy.

Iran has called on the United States and Europe to show sincerity if they wish to rebuild trust with Tehran, stressing that they must respect the Islamic Republic’s rights and stop raising excessive demands.

MNA