State Dept.: Sanctions to Strangle Iran's Energy Smuggling and Illicit Financial Networks
June 05, 2026
June 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott:
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Sanctions to Strangle Iran's Energy Smuggling and Illicit Financial Networks
Today, the United States is disrupting Iran's efforts to evade our sanctions and fund its destabilizing activities.
The United States is targeting a sophisticated network that has smuggled hundreds of millions of dollars' wo . . .
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Sanctions to Strangle Iran's Energy Smuggling and Illicit Financial Networks
Today, the United States is disrupting Iran's efforts to evade our sanctions and fund its destabilizing activities.
The United States is targeting a sophisticated network that has smuggled hundreds of millions of dollars' wo . . .