The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two United Arab Emirates-based companies, the US Treasury Department said, accusing them of providing material support to Iranian airline Mahan Air.
The Treasury in a statement said Parthia Cargo and Delta Parts Supply FZC provided key parts and logistics services for Mahan Air, which is blacklisted under US measures. The department also slapped sanctions on Amin Mahdavi, a UAE-based Iranian national, for owning or controlling Parthia Cargo.
“Together, these companies have provided key parts and logistics services for Mahan Air, which is designated under counterterrorism authorities for support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), as well as under a counter proliferation authority that targets weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters,” said a statement on the Treasury website.
The administration of President Donald Trump plans this week to push for a reimposition of all United Nations sanctions on Iran, after the UN Security Council rejected Washington’s earlier bid to extend an arms embargo on the country.
Wednesday’s action freezes any US assets of those blacklisted and generally bars Americans from dealing with them.▰
