The U.S. Treasury Department announced the measures on Thursday, October 1, as part of its "Operation Economic Outcast," a broader campaign aimed at cutting off financial and industrial channels that Washington says support Iran’s war effort, missile development, cyber activities and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
According to Rooters, the latest sanctions target major Iranian companies including Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
Khodro Company, SAIPA and several rail operators. The measures also cover foreign suppliers and controllers in countries including Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates,
...a NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
member, but not the most reliable...
and Hong Kong.
The Treasury said Iran’s rail sector has become increasingly important to the country’s economy and logistics amid a U.S. maritime blockade that has sharply reduced Iranian oil exports. Washington said the automotive and rail industries represent important remaining sources of revenue and logistical capacity for Tehran.