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The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on nine Iranian individuals and entities for helping to supply export-controlled parts and services to sanctioned Iranian airlines.

The Treasury said on May 24 that the “facilitators designated” by its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) provided assistance to sanctioned Iranian airlines including Mahan Air, Caspian Air, Meraj Air, and Pouya Air.

“In so doing, they extend a lifeline to the [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)] and enable the Iranian regime to transport weapons, fighters, and money to its proxies, including Hizballah, and to prop up the brutal Assad regime,” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

“The deceptive practices these airlines employ to illegally obtain services and U.S. goods is yet another example of the duplicitous ways in which the Iranian regime has operated,” he added.

The Treasury statement said sanctioned Iranian airlines, particularly Mahan Air, have played a “critical role in exporting the Iranian regime’s malign influence.”

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