The United States has intensified its sanctions and diplomatic efforts against Iran and its affiliates, targeting individuals and entities involved in terrorism and sanction evasion. On Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions against four individuals based in Iran for their involvement in terrorism activities. These sanctions specifically target operatives of Saraya al-Ashtar, an IRGC-backed Bahraini proxy group, and other Iran-backed groups in Bahrain. In coordination with Bahrain, the U.S. is sanctioning four facilitators of the Al-Ashtar Brigades, a U.S.-designated terrorist group. The State Department emphasized its commitment to targeting forces destabilizing the region, emanating from Iran. Additionally, the U.S. is taking steps to prevent Iran from evading sanctions through maritime activities. The U.S. State Department's special envoy announced meetings with Panamanian government officials to ensure Panamanian-flagged vessels are not used to transport Iranian oil in violation of U.S. sanctions. This move aims to stop Iranian ships from flying the Panamanian flag, a tactic used to evade sanctions. The U.S. has asked Panama to ban Iranian vessels sanctioned by Washington from using its flag, highlighting the importance of sanctions enforcement and multilateral cooperation in confronting Iran's destabilizing behavior.
Panama flags around half of all tankers carrying Iranian oil. https://t.co/IX37H2qVws
.@USEnvoyIran: "Sanctions enforcement and multilateral cooperation are paramount in confronting Iran's destabilizing behavior. Today's engagement with the Panamanian Government is part of our larger diplomatic effort to advance that work." https://t.co/iqCvMVpZ0K https://t.co/1CImGHmOsB
Sanctions enforcement and multilateral cooperation are paramount in confronting Iran's destabilizing behavior. Today's engagement with the Panamanian Government is part of our larger diplomatic effort to advance that work. π΅π¦πΊπΈ https://t.co/kKAr2wXHkx
US asks Panama to strip flags from Iranian ships sanctioned by Washington https://t.co/D7ZoHyJx2g https://t.co/qL271pds6q
The @USEnvoyIran on Wednesday urged Panama to stop Iranian ships from flying its flag, which allows Tehran to evade sanctions imposed by Washington. "Iran and actors related to Iran are trying to evade sanctions here in Panama. They're trying to abuse Panama's flag registry,"β¦
The United States has asked Panama to ban Iranian vessels sanctioned by Washington from using its flag, US State Department special envoy Abram Paley said on Wednesday. https://t.co/rwapSQcQWz
US urges Panama to remove flag from rogue Iranian ships https://t.co/7SPYWH16Wu
A #US official tells Al Arabiya English that Washington has many channels for passing messages to Iran, when asked about reports of secret meetings between the US and #Iran earlier this year. https://t.co/M6rUYnw807
A #US State Department special envoy says they will meet with Panamanian government officials to ensure Panamanian-flagged vessels are not transporting Iranian oil in violation of US sanctions on #Iran. https://t.co/ZNcyP80QJA
A US State Department special envoy said on Wednesday they will meet with Panamanian government officials to ensure Panamanian-flagged vessels are not transporting Iranian oil in violation of US sanctions on Iran. https://t.co/zL34hVmzBM
U.S. WILL REQUEST PANAMA REMOVE FLAG FROM IRAN-LINKED SHIPS WHICH COULD BE VIOLATING SANCTIONS
U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR IRAN SAYS MEETING WITH PANAMANIAN GOV'T TO ENSURE COUNTRY'S SHIPPING REGISTRY AND JURISDICTION IS NOT ABUSED BY ENTITIES ATTEMPTING TO EVADE SANCTIONS ON IRAN
.@StateDeptSpox: "In coordination with Bahrain we are sanctioning four facilitators of a US-designated terrorist group, Al-Ashtar Brigades. We are committed to targeting destabilizing forces emanating from Iran, including those threatening our strategic regional partners." https://t.co/XcZRQSDpAS
The US has imposed sanctions for aiding pro-Iranian terrorists in Bahrain https://t.co/HaTCTQwKMc https://t.co/9rjoFxmIcn
US targets Iran-backed group in Bahrain with sanctions on affiliates, Treasury says https://t.co/FULhAFwGCR https://t.co/4P6MnbHmVK
U.S. Targets Saraya al-Ashtar Operatives https://t.co/Vx3wnLAvvB IRGC-backed Bahraini proxy group
#BREAKING The United States has imposed "counter terrorism" sanctions against four people based in Iran, according to a Treasury website posting on Tuesday.
The United States has imposed "counter terrorism" sanctions against four people based in Iran, according to a Treasury website posting on Tuesday. https://t.co/dHZtW1fi62