OFAC takes action against ‘vast network’ of ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorists’
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Oct. 16 took action against a vast network of Iranian entities for providing financial support to the Basij Resistance Force, a paramilitary force that recruits, trains, and deploys child soldiers.
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