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The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on Thursday against Iran's auto and rail sectors, including companies like Iran Khodro and SAIPA which control over 90% of Iran's domestic car market. These measures are part of a broader effort to economically isolate Iran by cutting off funding for its military activities and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The sanctions aim to counteract the impact of Iran’s oil blockade, forcing the country to rely on alternative transportation methods for critical goods such as petroleum and chemicals.
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The US Treasury Department on October 1 announced new sanctions targeting Iran's automotive and railway sectors, including major companies like Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) and SAIPA Iranian Automobile Manufacturing Company, which together represent more than 90% of Iran’s domestic auto market. This move is part of the ongoing "Operation Economic Outcast," aimed at reducing funding for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by squeezing Tehran's economic lifelines beyond its oil industry. The sanctions also target railway companies such as the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway Company, Raja Passenger Trains Company, and a private freight line, Sherkat-E Rah Ahan-E Khamle-O-Naghle, in response to the Iranian regime’s attempts to circumvent previous economic restrictions through alternative transportation methods. The US aims to force Iran into negotiations by severely limiting its ability to generate revenue outside of oil exports.
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US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 -
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The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, targeting its rail and automotive conglomerates and international suppliers to the sectors, the Treasury Department said, in the latest US push to isolate Tehran economically.
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The sanctions are part of the department's "Operation Economic Outcast," announced August 24, which aims to cut Tehran's funding for the war, missile construction, cyberattacks and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC.
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The program aims to force Tehran to negotiate an end to the war that began with a US-Israeli strike on Iran about seven months ago.
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The US has imposed a blockade on Iranian oil going through the Strait of Hormuz which has forced Tehran to rely more on autos and rail for transporting petroleum, fertilizer, chemicals and other goods.
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Thursday's sanctions target those alternatives, according to the Treasury Department.
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The sanctions designate Iran Khodro Company, or IKCO, and SAIPA Iranian Automobile Manufacturing Company, or SAIPA.
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Treasury said the two companies represent more than 90% of Iran's domestic auto market.
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Treasury also designated the state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Railway Company, which provides passenger and freight services, the Raja Passenger Trains Company and Sherkat-E Rah Ahan-E Khamle-O-Naghle, also known as the Railway Transportation Company, which it said is a top private freight line.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the action, "directly targets Iran’s enablers and lays the groundwork for the United States and our partners to drain the regime’s revenue once and for all."
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