The US Treasury Department announced on Friday that it added an Iran-linked individual and a Hong Kong-based company to its sanctions list, as Washington steps up pressure on Tehran and entities accused of helping it evade sanctions, Anadolu reports.
Reza Mohammad Taeedi, a Dubai-based Iranian national and the general manager of the Dubai branch of Iran’s Bank Melli, was added to the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List.
Taeedi is subject to secondary sanctions and was designated under counterterrorism and Iran-related authorities.
The department also designated Kameng Trading Limited, a Hong Kong-based company established in July 2024, under an Iran-related executive order.
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