US, UK Issue Iran, Houthi Sanctions
The U.S. and U.K. this week announced coordinated designations against Iran and the Yemen-based Houthis for their roles in carrying out attacks on commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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Both the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.K.’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation sanctioned Mohammad Reza Falahzadeh, a deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force, for helping to support the Houthis through weapons shipments, intelligence sharing and training.
OFAC also sanctioned Hong Kong-based Cap Tees Shipping Co., Limited and its vessel, the Artura, for transporting Iranian commodities on behalf of a network led by Sa’id al-Jamal, an IRGC-QF-backed Houthi financial facilitator. OFAC previously sanctioned al-Jamal, and the U.K. sanctioned him as part of its notice this week.
OFAC also designated Houthi member Ibrahim al-Nashiri for supporting the group’s “militant efforts.” The U.K. designated IRGC-QF Unit 190, Unit 340 and Unit 6000, and in a separate notice designated Ali Hussein Badr Al Din Al-Houthi, the interior undersecretary and security forces commander for the Houthis.