OFAC Issues Iran, North Korea-Related Sanctions
The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued two sets of sanctions, one targeting Iran’s military, the other shipping companies transporting North Korean coal. The Dec. 8 announcements target two people, seven entities and four vessels.
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OFAC designated six entities and four vessels involved in transporting North Korean coal, which violated United Nations sanctions. The entities are China-based Weihai Huijiang Trade Ltd., Always Smooth Ltd and Good Siblings Ltd; Hong Kong-based Silver Bridge Shipping Co-HKG; Korea Daizin Trading Corp., operating in North Korea and Vietnam; and Vietnam-based Thinh Cuong Co. Ltd. OFAC also sanctioned the vessels Calm Bridge, Asia Bridge, Lucky Star and Star 18.
The agency also sanctioned Hasan Irlu, an official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force, Iran-based Al-Mustafa International University and Iran-based Pakistani national Yousef Ali Muraj. OFAC said Irlu has acted as Iran’s envoy to the Houthi rebels in Yemen and said Al-Mustafa International University has aided the IRGC recruitment efforts. Muraj is involved in the IRGC’s efforts and operations in the Middle East and the U.S., OFAC said.