The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on 15 entities targeting Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products, accusing Iran of using the funds for "destabilising activities" worldwide and in response to the protests in the country.
The US sanctioned Iran's interior minister and IRGC-linked figures over protest crackdowns, while the EU designated the IRGC a terrorist group. Israel welcomed the move, Iran condemned it, and new EU measures targeted officials, drone programmes and human rights abuses.
Rubio stated that Albanese's campaign of "political and economic warfare" against Israel and the US will no longer be tolerated. He expressed US' support for its partners in their right to self-defence.
The United States has imposed sanctions on six entities and six individuals in Iran and China for their involvement in procuring ballistic missile propellant ingredients for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
US on Friday imposed sanctions on the Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated (Integrity Tech), which has links to China's Ministry of State Security, for its role in multiple computer intrusion incidents against US victims, US State Department announced.
The United States Treasury on Tuesday (local time) imposed new sanctions on Iranian and Russian entities accused of attempting to influence the US 2024 presidential election.
The US State Department imposed sanctions on China-based firms, for their supply to Pakistan's ballistic missile program under the missile sanctions laws on Thursday.
America also claimed that Russia has relied upon North Korea to wage its war on Ukraine and said that the relation between the two countries pose a wide-ranging threat to global security and the international non-proliferation regime.
"The United States is today imposing sanctions on 16 entities and eight individuals, as well as identifying as blocked property five vessels and one aircraft, that have facilitated illicit trade and the sale of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in support of Iran's Ministry of Defence and Arme
The entities that have been sanctioned include three Chinese companies - Xi'an Longde Technology Development Company Limited, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade Co Ltd and Granpect Company Limited as well as Belarus-based Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant.
These entities have supplied materials and sensitive technology for Iran's ballistic missile and UAV programs, including Shahed-series UAVs being used by the Russian military against Ukraine.