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US Sanctions firms in Iraq and UAE used by Iran regime to defy sanctions

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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two firms based in Iraq and in the United Arab Emirates for helping the Iranian regime buy second-hand civilian aircraft, VoaNews reported.

The sanctions applied to Iraq-based Al-Naser Airlines as well as UAE-based Sky Blue Bird Aviation for providing support to Iranian airline Mahan Air.

Maham Air company that is being controlled by the Iranian regime’s Revolutionary Guards is using a complex network which includes a small Iraqi Al-Naser Airlines as a front to defy international sanctions, according to western security officials.

According to a report by Financial Times, Western diplomats are concerned that the aircraft could be used to send weapons to conflicts in countries of the region like Yemen and Syria.

Mahan Air, second largest in Iran has been using the network to acquire nine aircraft.

According to the US Treasury Department the company in helping the regime’s terrorist Qod’s force, the extraterritorial special forces of the Revolutionary Guards responsible for carrying out terrorist activities outside Iran.

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