The United States has announced another round of sanctions tied to Iranian financier Babak Zanjani, expanding pressure on people and companies accused of helping his network avoid existing American restrictions. The new measures target nine firms and four individuals linked to Zanjani and his business operations.
According to the announcement, the action focuses on alleged efforts to evade US sanctions. By adding more entities and people to the sanctions list, Washington is seeking to disrupt the wider commercial structure around Zanjani rather than only the financier himself.
The move underscores how the US is continuing to pursue networks it says are used to keep sanctioned business activity running through associated companies and intermediaries. In cases like this, sanctions are designed to make it harder for targeted figures to access international business channels and financial services.
The latest step keeps attention on Zanjani, who has long been associated with sanctions-related scrutiny. With this action, the US is signaling that it intends to keep targeting the firms and individuals it believes support sanctions evasion connected to his network.
