The United States has imposed sanctions on a network of Iranian trading companies that, according to Washington, provide financial support to an Iranian militia force that recruits children and trains them for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The US Treasury Department stated in a statement on Tuesday that the mentioned network includes about twenty companies and financial institutions under the title 'Bonyad Ta'avan Basij' that finance Basij forces. Ahmad Alavi, an economics professor in Sweden, considers these new sanctions to be effective.
New US Sanctions on Network in Iran Supporting Child Recruitment
The US has sanctioned a network of Iranian companies allegedly financing a militia that recruits and trains children for the IRGC. This move highlights ongoing concerns about child recruitment in Iran. The sanctions target approximately twenty companies linked to the Basij forces.
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📰 What Happened
US sanctions Iranian network supporting child recruitment for IRGC militia.
- United States sanction Bonyad Ta'avan Basij, about twenty companies and financial institutions
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
The sanctions target a network financing child recruitment for the IRGC.
📝 Key Evidence
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