US sanctions six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia, and Iran for enabling IRGC
The United States today sanctioned six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia, and Iran that enable the Iranian regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). These include entities that support Mahan Air, the IRGC’s airline…
Assessment
The sanctions target a logistics and intelligence network spanning four countries, highlighting the IRGC's reliance on foreign front companies and airlines. By hitting Mahan Air's enablers and a startup that solicits targeting data on American and Israeli equipment, the US aims to disrupt both weapons movement and operational intelligence. The geographic breadth signals a widening enforcement net beyond Iran itself.