A large Iranian sanctions evasion network led by Hossein Shamkhani has been sanctioned
In one of the most severe sanctions imposed against Iran since 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has added more than 115 individuals and entities related to the country’s oil and shipping industry to its sanctions list.
It is said that Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, the senior advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, who manages a maritime transportation network, is also included in this list.
The U.S. had also sanctioned Ali Shamkhani in 2020.
News related to Ali Shamkhani, the political advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who was injured on the first day of Israel’s attack on Iran, attracted widespread attention.
Now, with the sanctioning of his son, the U.S. Department of the Treasury states that Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani’s network, using his father’s influence, transfers oil, petroleum products, and other shipments from Iran and Russia to buyers worldwide.
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani earns tens of billions of dollars annually.