The Trump administration announced new sanctions on Wednesday targeting two individuals and one entity linked to Iran’s efforts to obtain man-portable air defense systems.
Under the sanctions, the U.S. State Department designated the CEO of a Belarus-based entity, a Russia-based individual, and a Nigeria-based entity. The designations were issued under Executive Order 13949, which targets individuals and entities tied to Iran’s conventional arms activities.
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a Nov. 4 statement that the sanctions were the latest in a series of actions targeting the Iranian military’s procurement networks involving man-portable air defense systems, and consistent with the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast, which has included multiple rounds of sanctions aimed at pressuring the Iranian regime to make a deal….