(Maritime Executive) A sanctioned Iranian cargo vessel, which in the past is believed to have been involved with shipping arms to Syria, has just completed a northerly passage up the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. The Iranian-owned cargo vessel, Elyana, is listed by name and is subject to secondary sanctions by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). It is linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), which is sanctioned as an entity. In June 2024, the Elyana unloaded cargo in Latakia, in Syria, which had been taken on in Bandar Abbas. While closely aligned with the doomed Assad regime in Syria, the IRGC are known to have used Latakia as a hub for their arms imports destined for Hezbollah and the Syrian regime unloaded cargo in Latakia, in Syria, which had been taken on in Bandar Abbas. While closely aligned with the doomed Assad regime in Syria, the IRGC are known to have used Latakia as a hub for their arms imports destined for Hizbullah and the Syrian regime.
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