{"id":590008,"date":"2026-04-22T00:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=590008"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:55:00","slug":"us-treasury-sanctions-14-targets-for-helping-iran-obtain-weapons-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=590008","title":{"rendered":"US Treasury Sanctions 14 Targets For Helping Iran Obtain Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">US Treasury Sanctions 14 Targets For Helping Iran Obtain Weapons<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-treasury-sanctions-14-targets-for-helping-iran-obtain-weapons-6015237?utm_source=partner&amp;utm_campaign=ZeroHedge\"><em>Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Treasury Department on April 21 announced that it is imposing sanctions on 14 targets \u201cfor their involvement in helping the Iranian regime obtain weapons,\u201d in contravention of international sanctions.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cAs the regime attempts to reconstitute its production capacity, the United States will continue to deplete Iran\u2019s ballistic missile inventories,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>the Treasury wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USTreasury\/status\/2046651193888280643?s=20\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release from the Treasury, the targets include 14 \u201cindividuals, entities, and aircraft\u201d based in Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, \u201cfor their involvement in procuring or transporting weapons or weapons components on behalf of the Iranian regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/images%20%285%29_8.jpg?itok=Wvk0R-lO\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/images%20%285%29_8.jpg?itok=Wvk0R-lO\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"e1c0d091-d892-4971-8345-9cdc1fac07d1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"344\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/images%20%285%29_8.jpg?itok=Wvk0R-lO\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the military operations in the region, the United States and Israel have sought to deplete Iran\u2019s weapons reserves, particularly targeting Iranian ballistic missile sites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amid these operations, the Treasury said, Iran \u201cis seeking to reconstitute its production capacity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Treasury noted that increasingly, the Persian state is relying on one-way, unmanned drones to target U.S. and allied locations in the Middle East, and indicated that the Treasury would continue to work to prevent Iran from obtaining weapons.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThe Iranian regime must be held accountable for its extortion of global energy markets and indiscriminate targeting of civilians with missiles and drones,\u201d <\/strong>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cUnder President [Donald] Trump\u2019s leadership, as part of Economic Fury, Treasury will continue to follow the money and target the Iranian regime\u2019s recklessness and those who enable it,\u201d Bessent added.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Currently, the ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding.\u00a0On Tuesday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/trump-announces-extension-of-iran-ceasefire-6015212?ea_src=frontpage&amp;ea_med=section-1\">agreed<\/a> to extend the ceasefire, but tensions with Iran remain high.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBased on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal,\u201d Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, Trump said the U.S. military will extend the more-than-week-long naval blockade of Iranian ports, saying that it will, \u201cin all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to commercial traffic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iran briefly opened the all-important shipping route on April 17 after the initial ceasefire agreement, but again closed the area to commercial shipping the next day, citing the ongoing U.S. blockade of its ports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Tue, 04\/21\/2026 &#8211; 20:55<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/images%20%285%29_8.jpg?itok=Wvk0R-lO\" title=\"US Treasury Sanctions 14 Targets For Helping Iran Obtain Weapons\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Treasury Sanctions 14 Targets For Helping Iran Obtain Weapons Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Treasury Department on April 21 announced that it is imposing sanctions on 14 targets \u201cfor their involvement in helping the Iranian regime obtain weapons,\u201d in 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