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7 Countries Issue Iran-Related Sanctions on 25 Targets

Reuters

   WASHINGTON - The United States and six other countries imposed
   sanctions on Wednesday on 25 corporations, banks and people linked to
   Iran's support for militant networks including Hezbollah, the U.S.
   Treasury Department said in a statement.
   The targets were announced by the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center
   (TFTC) nations -- which also include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,
   Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- as Treasury Secretary
   Steve Mnuchin was on a Middle East trip to finalize details of an
   economic development plan for the Palestinians, Jordan, Egypt and
   Lebanon.

   All 25 targets were previously sanctioned by the United States.
   "The TFTC's action coincides with my trip to the Middle East, where I
   am meeting with my counterparts across the region to bolster the fight
   against terrorist financing," Mnuchin said in the Treasury statement.

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