The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 7 individuals and entities due to their alleged connections with an international network that illegally procures weapons for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The key highlights are as follows:

Global Network: The sanctioned individuals and companies are located in Iran, Russia, Italy, and Nigeria. These actors reportedly used foreign aviation firms, transportation, and financial channels to secretly conduct the IRGC’s weapons production and proliferation activities.

Key Individuals and Entities Targeted:

Iranian national Behrouz Namazi and the Tehran-based Nika Jet Company, which he directs (providing aircraft parts and drone services).

Nigeria-based intermediary company Vanguard Tactical Supply Limited.

Italian national Dounia Ettaib.

Russian nationals Mariya Vladimirovna Selina (finance official) and Vadim Anatolyevich Druzhbin (travel and shipment coordinator).

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recalled President Donald Trump’s stance that Iran must denuclearize, emphasizing that they will continue to disrupt the illicit networks funding Iran’s war machine and weapons programs.

These new sanctions serve as a continuation of previous measures announced by the US in May and June targeting networks linked to the IRGC and Iran’s Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation.