The United States has launched an initiative to target the financial networks of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, offering a reward of up to $15 million for information that helps disrupt their financial mechanisms. The "Rewards for Justice" program aims to gather information on the financial activities of three senior officials in the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace force. The US has designated the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization.
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control will freeze all assets and interests of individuals and entities listed under the sanctions. The restrictions also apply to entities that own 50% or more of a sanctioned entity. The three officials targeted by the US initiative are senior figures in the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace force. Their names have been linked to various activities, including the development of military equipment and drones.
One of the officials, Brigadier General Abdullah Mehrabi, serves as the head of the Research and Self-Sufficiency Organization of the Aerospace Force. The US claims that this organization is involved in analyzing and developing weapons used in attacks on US military personnel and facilities in the Middle East. Mehrabi has also been linked to the development of military satellites and the production of drones.
The US has also offered information on Ahmad Jafar Abadi, a senior official in the Aerospace Force of the Revolutionary Guard. According to the US, Abadi is directly involved in the operations and logistics of the Aerospace Force. The third official, Ali Asghar Nourozi, serves as the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Cooperative Foundation, which the US claims is a financial mechanism used to serve the interests of Revolutionary Guard members and their commercial activities.
The US claims that Nourozi has played a role in transferring funds and arms to Iranian-backed militant groups in the Middle East. The US has previously imposed sanctions on the Revolutionary Guard and related entities. In 2019, the US designated the Revolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization. The US has also imposed sanctions on the Research and Self-Sufficiency Organization and Mehrabi himself.
The US initiative aims to disrupt the financial networks of the Revolutionary Guard Corps and prevent the organization from obtaining the resources it needs to support its activities. The reward offered by the US is part of a broader effort to counter Iranian influence in the region. The US has called on individuals with information on the financial activities of the Revolutionary Guard to come forward.
The US has imposed significant sanctions on Iran and the Revolutionary Guard in recent years. The sanctions have had a major impact on the Iranian economy and have limited the country's ability to access international markets. The US is continuing to target Iranian entities and individuals in an effort to counter Iranian influence and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Key points
- The US has offered a reward of up to $15 million for information on the financial activities of three senior officials in the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace force.
- The US has designated the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization and has imposed significant sanctions on the organization and related entities.
- The US initiative aims to disrupt the financial networks of the Revolutionary Guard Corps and prevent the organization from obtaining the resources it needs to support its activities.
