2026-07-10T20:02:41+00:00
The United States imposed sanctions on 14 Iranian individuals and
companies accused of operating financial networks for senior Iranian figures
and entities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the
Treasury Department said on Friday
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) stated
that the measures follow Tehran’s renewed attacks on international shipping in the Strait of
Hormuz and target Ali Ansari, “who oversees a sprawling global network of
assets benefiting Iran’s leader—Mojtaba Khamenei—and other regime elites.” Ansari
used shell companies and overseas investments to divert public funds into real
estate and commercial assets across Europe and the Middle East. OFAC also
accused him of embezzling billions of dollars through the now-defunct Ayandeh
Bank before Iranian authorities dissolved the lender in 2025.
Sanctions also target three Iranian exchange houses and
their executives, along with front companies based in Hong Kong and the United
Arab Emirates, which US authorities said helped sanctioned Iranian banks move
billions of dollars annually through shell companies to conceal illicit
financial transactions
Today, following Iran’s resumption of attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned an Iranian financial facilitator who has effectively institutionalized large‑scale embezzlement within the Iranian…
— Treasury Department (@USTreasury) July 10, 2026
On July 8, Washington revoked a general license allowing
Iranian oil sales in response to renewed attacks on shipping in the Strait of
Hormuz, while granting a wind-down period until July 17. US President Donald
Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran “over” but said Washington
would continue talks requested by Tehran
