{"id":130447,"date":"2026-05-22T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=130447"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:30:45","slug":"13-00-116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=130447","title":{"rendered":"US Imposes Sanctions on Companies It Accuses of Aiding Iran\u2019s Weapons Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/05\/09\/us-imposes-sanctions-on-companies-it-accuses-of-aiding-irans-weapons-sector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Imposes Sanctions on Companies It Accuses of Aiding Iran\u2019s Weapons Sector<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reuters <\/strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>and <\/em><\/span><strong>Algemeiner Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-01T143018Z_1_LYNXNPEL301VP_RTROPTP_4_USA-TREASURY-REGULATION-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, Jan. 20, 2023. Photo: REUTERS \/ Kevin Lamarque<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The US Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, over accusations they aided Iran\u2019s efforts to secure weapons and the raw materials needed to build its Shahed drones and ballistic missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Treasury move, first reported by Reuters, comes days before US President Donald Trump plans to travel to China for a meeting with President Xi Jinping and as efforts to end the war with Iran have stalled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a statement, Treasury said it remained ready to take economic action against Iran\u2019s military industrial base to prevent Tehran from reconstituting its production capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Treasury said it was also prepared to act against any foreign company supporting illicit Iranian commerce, including airlines, and could impose secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that aid Iran\u2019s efforts, including those connected to China\u2019s independent \u201cteapot\u201d oil refineries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Brett Erickson, managing principal at Obsidian Risk Advisors, said Treasury\u2019s actions were aimed at cracking down on Iran\u2019s ability to threaten ships operating in the Strait of Hormuz and regional allies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow chokepoint between Iran and Oman through which a fifth of the world\u2019s \u200bcrude oil and liquefied natural gas passes, after the US and<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Israel&nbsp;<\/span>attacked a large number of targets in Iran on February 28. Shipping through the crucial waterway has ground to a near \u2060halt since the war began, sending energy prices sharply higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Iran is a major drone manufacturer and has the industrial capacity to produce around 10,000 a month, according to the British government-fund Center for Information Resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Erickson said the sanctions were still narrowly focused, giving Iran more time to adapt and reroute procurement to other suppliers. Treasury was also not yet going after Chinese banks that were keeping Iran\u2019s economy going, he added.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The companies facing sanctions include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u2022 China-based Yushita Shanghai International Trade Co Ltd for facilitating acquisition efforts for Iran to purchase weapons from China.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u2022 Dubai-based Elite Energy FZCO for transferring millions of dollars to a Hong Kong company to aid the procurement effort.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u2022 Hong Kong-based HK Hesin Industry Co Ltd and Belarus-based Armory Alliance LLC for working as intermediaries in the procurements.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u2022 Hong Kong-based Mustad Ltd for facilitating weapon procurement by Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u2022 Iran-based Pishgam Electronic Safeh Co for procuring motors used in drones.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u2022 China-based Hitex Insulation Ningbo Co Ltd for supplying materials used in ballistic missiles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%; padding-left: 40px;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Imposes Sanctions on Companies It Accuses of Aiding Iran\u2019s Weapons Sector Reuters and Algemeiner Staff A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, Jan. 20, 2023. 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