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The primary goal of the Justice Department's efforts is to combat the illegal trafficking of Iranian oil, particularly addressing its connection to the IRGC and its Qods Force (IRGC-QF).

The US sanctions five persons and 26 companies for allegedly facilitating oil sales on behalf of Iran.

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By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration levied sanctions on Thursday on prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan and his network of firms, accusing him of acting as a facilitator for oil

The United States has blacklisted prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan for allegedly operating a trading network that facilitated oil sales on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). 

The Biden administration levied sanctions on Thursday on prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan and his network of firms, accusing him of acting as a facilitator for oil sales and money laundering on behalf of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, Reuters reported. The US measures come at a time of strained ties between the two nations over

A Vilnius court on December 9 cancelled the residence permit of Yelena Kaminskas, aka Shebunova, a Russian citizen who is reportedly the mother of two extramarital children from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The brother of Iranian doctor Hamid Qarahasanlou says interrogators severly tortured his brother's wife to extract a confession from her against her husband as security forces looked to pin the blame on protesters for the death of a member of the Basij paramilitary force during demonstrations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that further prisoner swaps between the United States and Russia are possible, and that contacts between the two countries' intelligence services will continue.

The United States designated what it described as an international oil smuggling and money laundering network led by Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan.