U.S. Sanctions Target 11 Entities, 5 People for Violating Iran Sanctions

October 29, 2020

Publication: 

Voice of America

Related Country: 

  • Venezuela
  • Yemen

The U.S. Justice Department announced two forfeiture complaints against Iran, related to the seizure of Iranian weapons intercepted on their way to Yemen and of Iranian petroleum seized en route to Venezuela. The U.S. Navy captured the Iranian weapons, including 171 guided anti-tank missiles, eight surface-to-air missiles, and other missile components, from flagless ships bound for Yemen in November 2019 and February 2020. According to the Justice Department, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) organized both the scheme to send oil to Venezuela and arms to Yemen. The United States will send the funds forfeited from the fuel sale to the United States Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund.