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October 17, 2018       Share:    

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/16/politics/us-sanctions-iran-paramilitary/index.html

U.S. Levels Sanctions on Iranian Basij Paramilitary Force

(CNN) Jeremy Diamond - The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday designated Iran's Basij Resistance Force - an arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - and 22 companies and financial institutions associated with the group as "specially designated global terrorists." The designation freezes Basij assets and blocks U.S. citizens from doing business with the Basij and its conglomerate of banks, investment companies and engineering firms. "Normal governments don't have revolutionary arms that export revolutions and wreak havoc on their neighbors," a senior administration official said. The administration emphasized the Basij's role in recruiting and training children as soldiers.

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