New U.S. sanctions on Iran

On Thursday, the United States imposed new sanctions targeting a person and a group working in the field of chemical weapons production with links to Iran.

New U.S. sanctions on Iran
3 December, 2020   18:31
NEWS DESK

The U.S. Treasury Department website stated that the sanctions targeted the Shahid Misami group associated with the Iranian Defense Innovation and Research Organization, as well as a person called Mahran Babri who is the group's director.

According to the Treasury Department, the "Shahid Misami" group is involved in Iranian chemical weapons research and is affiliated with the Iranian Organization for Defense Innovation and Research.