Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, its China-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping and Mahan Air for aiding the Iranian regime's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sanctioned the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, its China-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping and Mahan Air for aiding the Iranian regime's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president, pauses whilst speaking during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.WASHINGTON — The U.S. will impose a fresh round of sanctions on Iran's largest shipping company and biggest airline, the nation's top diplomat announced Wednesday. The sanctions on IRISL and E-Sail will take effect in 180-days in order to give customers that ship humanitarian goods time to adjust their contracts. The sanctions on Mahan Air, however, will take immediate effect. Earlier this year, Germany and France announced a ban on Mahan Air, in part, for the firm's transportation of Iranian weapons and personnel to Syria.
"The government is determined to defeat by bypassing America's sanctions...or through various means including talks," the semi-official Iranian news agency ISNA quoted Rouhani as saying. US President Donald Trump speaks as Defense Secretary James Mattis looks on during a meeting with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on October 5, 2017.The latest action represents another brick in the crumbling edifice between Washington and Tehran after a string of attacks in the Persian Gulf this summer.
The U.S. in June slapped new sanctions on Iranian military leaders blamed for shooting down the drone. The measures also aimed to block financial resources for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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