Hamas: US sanctions Iran-based organisations concerned in Hamas funding
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday imposed a recent spherical of sanctions concentrating on key Hamas-linked officers, monetary networks and Iran-based organisations that had been concerned within the funding of the fear group.
The US Treasury Department knowledgeable concerning the sanctions following the October 7 assaults on Israel by Hamas.
“Today’s action targets additional assets in Hamas’s investment portfolio and individuals who are facilitating sanctions evasion by Hamas-affiliated companies.Treasury is also designating a Hamas official in Iran and members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as a Gaza-based entity that has served as a conduit for illicit Iranian funds to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ),” the assertion by Treasury Department learn.
US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo mentioned that Washington is dedicated to dismantling Hamas’ funding and will not hesitate to take additional actions.
“Today’s action underscores the United States’ commitment to dismantling Hamas’s funding networks by deploying our counterterrorism sanctions authorities and working with our global partners to deny Hamas the ability to exploit the international financial system,” Adeyemo mentioned.
He added, “We will not hesitate to take action to further degrade Hamas’s ability to commit horrific terrorist attacks by relentlessly targeting its financial activities and streams of funding.”
One of the main names sanctioned by the US is Khaled Qaddoumi, who’s a Jordanian nationwide and longtime Hamas member who’s the consultant of Hamas to Iran, and appearing as a liaison between Hamas and the Iranian authorities.
Qaddoumi works to keep up sturdy relationships with Iran by attending delegation conferences with high-ranking Iranian officers and praising Iranian help for Hamas, together with its provision of weapons, the assertion learn.
The US has additionally sanctioned Turkiye-based firm Trend GYO, designated in May 2022 as a part of Hamas’s funding portfolio, which is a key part of Hamas’s international asset holdings which had beforehand been estimated to be value over USD 500 million. Trend GYO presently has three major shareholders; Turkiye-based Alaeddin Senguler, Gulsah Yigidoglu, and Arwa Mangoush.
“As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of US persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 per cent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked,” the division said.
It added, “Treasury remains committed to enabling the flow of legitimate humanitarian assistance supporting the basic human needs of vulnerable populations, while continuing to deny resources to malicious actors. Accordingly, OFAC sanctions programs contain provisions for legitimate humanitarian support to vulnerable populations, including authorizations for certain humanitarian transactions in support of nongovernmental organizations’ activities”.
The US Treasury Department knowledgeable concerning the sanctions following the October 7 assaults on Israel by Hamas.
“Today’s action targets additional assets in Hamas’s investment portfolio and individuals who are facilitating sanctions evasion by Hamas-affiliated companies.Treasury is also designating a Hamas official in Iran and members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as a Gaza-based entity that has served as a conduit for illicit Iranian funds to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ),” the assertion by Treasury Department learn.
US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo mentioned that Washington is dedicated to dismantling Hamas’ funding and will not hesitate to take additional actions.
“Today’s action underscores the United States’ commitment to dismantling Hamas’s funding networks by deploying our counterterrorism sanctions authorities and working with our global partners to deny Hamas the ability to exploit the international financial system,” Adeyemo mentioned.
He added, “We will not hesitate to take action to further degrade Hamas’s ability to commit horrific terrorist attacks by relentlessly targeting its financial activities and streams of funding.”
One of the main names sanctioned by the US is Khaled Qaddoumi, who’s a Jordanian nationwide and longtime Hamas member who’s the consultant of Hamas to Iran, and appearing as a liaison between Hamas and the Iranian authorities.
Qaddoumi works to keep up sturdy relationships with Iran by attending delegation conferences with high-ranking Iranian officers and praising Iranian help for Hamas, together with its provision of weapons, the assertion learn.
The US has additionally sanctioned Turkiye-based firm Trend GYO, designated in May 2022 as a part of Hamas’s funding portfolio, which is a key part of Hamas’s international asset holdings which had beforehand been estimated to be value over USD 500 million. Trend GYO presently has three major shareholders; Turkiye-based Alaeddin Senguler, Gulsah Yigidoglu, and Arwa Mangoush.
“As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of US persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 per cent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked,” the division said.
It added, “Treasury remains committed to enabling the flow of legitimate humanitarian assistance supporting the basic human needs of vulnerable populations, while continuing to deny resources to malicious actors. Accordingly, OFAC sanctions programs contain provisions for legitimate humanitarian support to vulnerable populations, including authorizations for certain humanitarian transactions in support of nongovernmental organizations’ activities”.