29.11.2006 Иран, Тегеран.
Солдат вооруженных сил Ирана охраняет блокпост в верхней (деловой) части Тегерана.
29.11.2006 Iran, Teheran.
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U.S. Sanctions Extend to Moscow Branch of Bank Melli Iran
The U.S. sanctions that targeted Iran’s largest banks have also extended to the Moscow branch of Bank Melli Iran, ZAO Bank Melli Iran. Similar to other banks on the black list of the United States, the Moscow branch is banned from making any transactions or transferring money to the U.S. companies or individuals and all assets that are under the U.S. jurisdiction have been frozen.
The sanctions announced by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice target three state-owned banks - Bank Melli, Bank Mellat and Bank Saderat. Of them, Bank Melli has several subsidiaries, including Bank Kargoshaee in Tehran, ZAO Bank Melli Iran in Moscow, Melli Bank in London and Arian Bank, a joint venture with Bank Saderat, in Kabul.
The new sanctions are also in force for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which Washington accuses of proliferating mass destruction weapons and of supporting terrorism.
Overall, the sanctions hit more than 20 companies, banks and individuals of Iran as well as the Defense Ministry of the country. The timing of Washington pressurizing is interesting. The United States has toughened the sanctions against Iran when pressing for the third resolution of the United Nations that will impose wider economic pressure on Tehran in another effort to force it to halt the nuclear program.
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