<span>US sanctions oil shipping network supporting Hezbollah, Quds Force</span>

Al-Monitor | Nov 3, 2022 at 5:59 PM
  • The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on members of an international smuggling network accused of generating revenue for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the foreign arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • Treasury designated six individuals, 17 entities and 11 vessels involved in the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of oil on behalf of Iran-backed Hezbollah and the IRGC’s Quds Force.
  • Since demonstrations erupted in September over the death in police custody of 22-year-old Masha Amini, the Biden administration has rolled a tranche of mostly human rights and internet censorship-related sanctions on those involved in Iran’s brutal crackdown on protesters.