US Announces Sanctions Over Smuggling Tech To Iran’s Central Bank
The United States has announced a new package of sanctions over a technology procurement network linked to the Central Bank...
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US puts sanctions on Central Bank of Iran subsidiary, others
The United States on Wednesday said it had imposed sanctions on a subsidiary of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), along with two entities based in the United Arab Emirates, one in Turkey and on three individuals for smuggling US technology to the CBI."These designations target three individuals and four entities tied to the procurement of sophisticated US technology for use by CBI in violation of US export restrictions and sanctions," the Treasury Department said.In a statement, the Treasury noted the CBI is itself already under sanction for providing...
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