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New Iran and Russia Sanctions Designations [ https://www.state.gov/new-iran-and-russia-sanctions-designations/ ] 09/10/2024 12:40 PM EDT
Office of the Spokesperson
The Department of State is taking action today to constrain further Iran’s destabilizing activities, including its transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia, a serious escalation in its support for Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine.  The expanding military partnership between Iran and Russia threatens European security and illustrates how Iran’s destabilizing influence reaches beyond the Middle East to undermine security around the world.  The United States will continue to use all tools at our disposal to disrupt and counter Iran’s weapons exports, with particular attention to transfers that support Russia’s war against Ukraine.  Today’s sanctions actions build on previous Department of State designations of entities and individuals facilitating Iran-Russia cooperation, including in February 2024 [ https://www.state.gov/imposing-measures-in-response-to-navalnys-death-and-two-years-of-russias-full-scale-war-against-ukraine/ ], October 2023 [ https://www.state.gov/fact-sheet-on-department-of-state-designations/ ], May 2023 [ https://www.state.gov/united-states-imposes-additional-sanctions-and-export-controls-on-russia/ ], December 2022 [ https://www.state.gov/the-united-states-imposes-sanctions-on-russian-entities-involved-in-uav-deal-with-iran/ ].
The Department is designating *IRAN AIR* pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13949 for materially contributing to the supply, sale, or transfer, directly or indirectly, to or from Iran, or for the use in or benefit of Iran, of arms or related materiel, including spare parts.
* Iranian proliferators use *IRAN AIR* to facilitate procurement of sensitive western-origin goods on behalf of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its expeditionary Qods Force (QF) through direct Europe to Iran routes.
* *IRAN AIR* has transported on numerous occasions proliferation –sensitive materiel to the IRGC QF unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) program.
* *IRAN AIR* constitutes a key element of Iran’s illicit proliferation network enabling Iran’s acquisition of sensitive-western origin dual-use materials for use in the development of UAVs, some of which are provided to Russia for use in Ukraine.
The Department is designating two Russia-based shipping companies pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024 for operating or having operated in the marine sector of the Russian Federation economy:
* *VAFA WHOLESALE LTD* owns vessels that have transported Iranian UAV-related equipment from Iran to Russia via the Caspian Sea.
The following two vessels are being identified as property in which *VAFA WHOLESALE LTD* has an interest:
* *SEA RIVER SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY *owns vessels that have transported munitions from Iran to Russia via the Caspian Sea for use against Ukraine.
The following three vessels are being identified as property in which *SEA RIVER SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY* has an interest:
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