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US Expands Sanctions and Investigations Targeting Iran and Russia Connections

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •The US Treasury sanctioned individuals and entities based in Russia and UAE for cyber-related activities.
  • •Senator Richard Blumenthal is investigating Binance for $1.7 billion in transactions with Iranian entities.
  • •Binance is also scrutinized for potentially helping evade Russian oil sanctions.
  • •US military boarded an Iran-linked sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.

Sources

US imposes cyber-related sanctions on Russian, UAE individuals and entities

Source

Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance

New York Times

Senator Opens Binance Probe Into Alleged Iran, Russia Violations

Bloomberg

U.S. military boards third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after track...

PBS NewsHour

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