Overview

• The U.S. Treasury and State Departments imposed sanctions on six entities and six individuals in Iran and China for supplying ballistic missile propellant ingredients to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
• The targeted network facilitated the transfer of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate, key chemicals used in solid propellant rocket motors for ballistic missiles, from China to Iran.
• Seven entities and two vessels involved in the trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products, including UAE- and Turkey-based firms, were sanctioned under Executive Order 13846.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized the sanctions' role in depriving Iran of resources for destabilizing activities and upholding global non-proliferation agreements.
• The sanctions come as U.S.-Iran nuclear talks continue in Rome and Oman, with another round scheduled for early May, reflecting a dual strategy of economic pressure and diplomacy.