US hits Iran with fresh sanctions on missile program

After the prisoner exchange and implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, the US sanctions 11 entities and people linked to Tehran’s ballistic missile program.

“Iran’s ballistic missile program poses a significant threat to regional and global security, and it will continue to be subject to international sanctions,” says Adam J. Szubin, acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. “We have consistently made clear that the United States will vigorously press sanctions against Iranian activities outside of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – including those related to Iran’s support for terrorism, regional destabilization, human rights abuses, and ballistic missile program.”

Among those designated is the UAE-based Mabrooka Trading Co LLC (Mabrooka Trading) and “five Iranian individuals who have worked to procure ballistic missile components for Iran.”

Read the full statement here.