{"id":467132,"date":"2026-05-30T03:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T03:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/467132\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T03:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T03:21:08","slug":"us-declares-new-sanctions-on-iran-pgsa-condemns-efforts-in-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/467132\/","title":{"rendered":"US declares new sanctions on Iran, PGSA condemns efforts in Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States announced new sanctions and an effort to dismantle an Iranian network that impersonated and defrauded US businesses in order to obtain technology for the Iranian military, the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-897190#google_vignette\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">State Department<\/a> announced on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The network is led by Iran-based Ali Majd Sepehr and defrauded dozens of US technology companies by posing as legitimate US businesses, according to a department press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Using fake websites and intermediaries in Dubai to receive shipments, the network sought to acquire advanced equipment, including spectrum analyzers and security detection devices for Iran\u2019s defense sector.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the department is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the disruption of the financing of Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-897319\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> (IRGC).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">In addition to announcing the sanction on the network, the US Treasury Department amended one of its web pages addressing payments to Iran in order to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, which is unauthorized for any US person or institution.<\/p>\n<p>The page discussed Iran\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-897575\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Persian Gulf Strait Authority<\/a> (PGSA) and states that it has been designated pursuant to counterterrorism authorities \u201cfor having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the IRGC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Engaging in any kind of transaction with the PGSA carries sanctions risk, the department stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The PGSA responded to the sanctions on X\/Twitter, condemning the sanctions and adding that it considered being sanctioned by \u201ca country whose leader takes pride in piracy\u201d as a sign of \u201cpositive performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will not gain control over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-897771\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, which you failed to achieve through warfare and diplomacy, by means of sanctions either,\u201d it wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The United States announced new sanctions and an effort to dismantle an Iranian network that impersonated and 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