Tag: islamic_revolutionary_guard_corps
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Newsweek Reports Iranians' Deepening Economic Pain, Kansas Senate Race Tightening and Hyundai's $15.5bn India Bet
Iranian inflation eased slightly to 83.8 percent a year in September, while Democrat Adam Hamilton polls neck-and-neck with Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in 94 years.
BusinessWorldPolitics and GovernmentEconomyTradeMiddle EastAsiaMilitaryEnergyScience & TechnologyUSAIndiaIranElectionDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyArtificial Intelligence United States sanctionsDonald TrumpIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsRussiaVolodymyr ZelenskyJared KushnerHyundaiNewsweekKansas Senate raceAdam HamiltonRoger MarshallHyundai India investmentIran economyHakeem Jeffries Miamidata centers
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Treasury's Operation Economic Outcast Hits Iran's Auto, Rail and Steel Networks
Treasury sanctions Iran's largest automakers, rail operators and steel networks, plus foreign suppliers in Indonesia, UAE, Turkiye, Hong Kong and Germany, under Operation Economic Outcast.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessWorldLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentEconomyTradeMiddle EastMilitaryLegal Operation Economic OutcastIran sanctionsU.S. Department of the TreasuryOFACIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsIranian automotive industryScott BessentUS Treasury
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Media Monitor: U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Tanker Attacks Push Oil Past $100
The Hindu reports U.S. forces struck five Iranian oil tankers, Iran fired missiles at a U.S. base in Jordan, and Brent crude topped $100 amid Strait of Hormuz tensions.
ConflictPolitics and GovernmentBusinessMiddle EastMilitaryEnergyEconomyFinancial Markets IranStrait of HormuzIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corpsoil tankersInternational NewsThe Hindu
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Treasury Targets Iran's Financial Network Supporting Supreme Leader and IRGC
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Ali Ansari, a key financier for Iran's Supreme Leader, and several exchange houses. These actions target a global embezzlement network and illicit financial activities supporting regime elites and the IRGC, following recent Strait of Hormuz attacks.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessConflictIranEconomyBankingMiddle EastMilitaryLegal Ali AnsariIran sanctionsU.S. Department of the TreasuryOFACMojtaba KhameneiIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsFinancial CrimeUS Treasury
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Staten Island Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Iran-Directed Murder Plot Against Journalist Masih Alinejad
Jonathan Loadholt received a 10-year prison sentence for his role in an Iran-backed plot to stalk and murder journalist Masih Alinejad. This marks another conviction in the ongoing efforts to protect U.S. citizens from foreign-directed threats.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementMediaFederal GovernmentLegalSocial IssuesMiddle EastDigital and Print Publishing Jonathan LoadholtMasih AlinejadIranIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMurder-for-hireStalkingJournalismFBI
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Iraqi National Charged with Directing Global Terror Attacks Against U.S. Interests
An Iraqi national and senior Kata’ib Hizballah commander faces terrorism charges for allegedly directing nearly 20 attacks in Europe and planning attacks on U.S. soil, targeting American and Jewish interests.
Law EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentConflictWorldFederal GovernmentLegalMiddle EastEuropeMilitary Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-SaadiKata’ib HizballahIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsTerrorismNational SecurityFBI