WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on more than a dozen entities and ships over their involvement in the shipment of Iranian and liquefied petroleum gas to Syria and East Asia on behalf of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah.
Four ships linked to the fleet of Syrian shipping magnate Abdul Jalil Mallah, who was sanctioned by the US in 2021, and his brother, Luay al-Mallah, were among those involved in Wednesday’s action, the ministry said of Finance in a statement. Luay al-Mallah was listed under US sanctions on Wednesday.
The brothers have “continued to use their shipping empire to support the malign activities of Iran and its allies,” the Treasury Department said.
“Iran remains heavily dependent on the illicit sales of oil and liquefied petroleum gas by the (Revolutionary Guard) and Lebanese Hezbollah to finance its terrorist allies and destabilizing activities,” said Bradley T. Smith, acting undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Affairs Intelligence, the statement said.
