The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday announced sanctions on a network involving the Iranian regime and Russian companies that provide oil to the Syrian government. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement that the scheme bolsters the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and generates money for "Iranian malign activity." Among the targets of sanctions are Syrian citizen Mohammad Amer Alchwiki and his Russia-based company, Global Vision Group. The sanctions freeze assets of the individuals and companies that are under U.S. jurisdiction and bar Americans from doing business with them.
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