US Sanctions Network Allegedly Linked to Iran-Backed Houthis
Muhammad Al-Sunaydar, one of the targeted individuals, manages a network of petroleum companies between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates, including the Arkan Mars Petroleum Company for Oil Products Imports, the Treasury Department said Tuesday in a statement. The department also linked sanctioned individual Yahya Mohammed Al Wazir to money laundering for the Iran-backed group, which is designated a terrorist organization by the US.
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