OFAC targets Iran metals sector with new sanctions
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-01-06T18:49:00
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated more than a dozen new sanctions aimed to impact the revenue production of the Iranian metals sector.
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