WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sanctions announced Wednesday recently reimposed U.N. penalties against Tehran over its nuclear program.
The “snapback” U.N. measures freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran and penalize any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program, among other measures.
And now, on Wednesday, the Treasury Department named 21 entities and 17 individuals involved in networks that have helped procure technology for advanced surface-to-air missile systems and the illegal purchase of a U.S.-manufactured helicopter.
The sanctions include penalties on a network that works out of Iran, Hong Kong, and China for sourcing U.S.-origin, dual-use electronics for an Iranian-controlled firm that produces equipment for the Iranian military.
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