Iran regional confrontation

US Treasury sanctions 10 targets in Iran's MODAFL weapons procurement network under Operation Economic Outcast

DIPLOMACY
Location
United States
Actors
United States · Iran
Importance
Standard

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated 10 individuals and entities across multiple jurisdictions that procured weapons and weapons components for Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the body responsible for weapons research, production and acquisition for the Iranian armed forces and for overseeing development of its ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The action was taken under Executive Order 13382 and forms part of Operation Economic Outcast, announced on 24 August. Designations include Seyyed Asghar Alizadeh Tabatabai, a MODAFL representative in Beijing coordinating procurement of finished weapons systems and dual-use components in China, and Iran-based Kavoshcom Asia R and D Group. The source states the measure further degrades Iran's ability to reconstitute its weapons programmes and raises costs for those aiding the procurement network.

Verification: Confirmed

Evidence: Operation Economic Outcast Takes Down Iranian Military Procurement Networks, U.S. sanctions businesses that allegedly supplied equipment to Iranian military, U.S. targets Iran’s military supply chain as diplomatic talks remain uncertain

Official U.S. Treasury press release naming the designated individuals and entities, independently corroborated by news reporting. The press release states a date but no time of day for the designations, so the event is anchored to the calendar day.