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U.S. Slaps Sanctions On Subsidiary Of Central Bank of Iran, Other Entities And Individuals


The U.S. Treasury Department said the Central Bank of Iran has played a critical role in providing financial support to o the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force and Hizballah. 
The U.S. Treasury Department said the Central Bank of Iran has played a critical role in providing financial support to o the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force and Hizballah. 

The United States on February 14 said it had imposed sanctions on an Iranian subsidiary of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), two entities based in the United Arab Emirates, one based in Turkey, and three individuals for smuggling U.S. technology. The Treasury Department named the entities as CBI subsidiary Informatics Services Corporation, the U.A.E.-based Advance Banking Solution Trading DMCC, the U.A.E.-based Freedom Star General Trading, and the Turkish-based Ted Teknoloji Gelistirme Hizmetleri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketi. The Treasury Department said the CBI has played a critical role in providing financial support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force and Hizballah.

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