Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
16 September 2025 - Iran Special Weapons News
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- Targeting Financial Network Generating Millions for Iranian Military and Additional Actions in Support of Maximum Pressure on Iran US Dept. of State 16 Sep 2025 -- Today, the United States is countering Iran's destabilizing activities by designating an international illicit financial network, along with several individuals and entities based in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.
- Treasury Targets Financial Network Supporting Iran's Military US Treasury 16 Sep 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating a pair of Iranian financial facilitators and more than a dozen Hong Kong- and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based individuals and entities for their roles in coordinating funds transfers, including from the sale of Iranian oil, that benefits the IRGC-Qods Force (QF), and Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). Iranian "shadow banking" networks like these—run by trusted illicit financial facilitators—abuse the international financial system, and evade sanctions by laundering money through overseas front companies and cryptocurrency. The IRGC-QF and MODAFL use these proceeds to support regional terrorist proxy groups and develop advanced weapons systems, including ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which threaten the security of U.S. forces and those of our allies.
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