US Treasury announces sanctions on Iranian railway, automotive industries
Among entities added to the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals List as part of the new sanctions is the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway Company
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The US Treasury is widening economic pressure on Iran by targeting railway and automotive industries. Adding the national railway company to the Specially Designated Nationals List freezes its assets and bars US persons from dealing with it. These sectors move goods and people domestically, so the sanctions reach beyond energy and finance into everyday infrastructure. Watch for whether more state enterprises follow and how Iran responds.