The United States announced on Wednesday new sanctions on affiliates of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, saying that they have helped to produce and fund weapons of mass destruction. Specifically, the U.S. froze the assets of Revolutionary Guard General Rostam Qasemi and four subsidiaries of a construction firm that he runs. Qasemi runs the segment of the Revolutionary Guard that builds streets, tunnels, and waterworks; the U.S. Treasury charges that he makes his profits “available to support the full range of the IRGC's illicit activities, including WMD proliferation and support for terrorism."
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