US sanctions 10 over allegedly procuring weapons for Iran

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 - The ‌United States has ​sanctioned ​10 individuals and entities, including some based in China, Hong Kong and Pakistan, saying they helped Iran procure weapons and ‌components, the US Treasury Department said Tuesday.

The sanctions are part ⁠of the Trump administration's effort to isolate Iran economically and force it to negotiate ‌an end to the US-Iran ‌war that began in February.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said: “Treasury will not tolerate any support to the regime and will continue to identify, expose, ​and isolate Iran’s enablers.”

Treasury said the sanctions were aimed at degrading Tehran's ability to reconstitute its weapons programs, while increasing the costs ⁠for those who supported its procurement efforts.

Those targeted in Tuesday's sanctions announcement include:

• Seyyed Asghar Alizadeh ​Tabatabai, a Beijing-based representative of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics agency, who Treasury said had coordinated ​the procurement of finished weapons systems and ‌dual-use components in China on Iran’s behalf.

• Iran-based Kavoshcom Asia R and D Group, which Treasury said had ⁠procured electronics including connectors for Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company.

• Hong Kong-based EC Mojo Technology Co Limited, which Treasury said had provided electronic components in support of ⁠Kavoshcom’s procurement efforts, and EC Mojo's China-based representative Li Fen.

• Pakistan-based Waseem Pasha Tajammal, ​who serves as chairman of Cavalier Group, a privately owned defense company with locations in Pakistan and internationally.

• Brett Erickson, managing principal with Obsidian Risk Advisors, said ‌the latest sanctions action would do little to impede Iran's ability to launch missiles and drones in the ‌Strait of Hormuz.

• "This is optics management for the Trump administration to claim 'We're hammering ⁠them,' when the reality is ‌we're poking them with ​a toothpick," he said.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal, Susan Heavey and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Caitlin Webber and ‌Cynthia Osterman)

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