Middle East

U.S. Hits Iran With New Sanctions

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Companies, individuals accused of funding “nefarious actions” of Tehran’s blacklisted Quds Force.

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The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday slapped sanctions on several Iranian companies, individuals, and officials accused of running an illegal currency-exchange scheme to fund a blacklisted elite military unit.

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