US Treasury Sanctions Banker Ali Ansari and Three Exchanges for Financing Strait of Hormuz Tanker Strikes

Designations on July 10 target financial facilitation networks tied to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as Washington ends a ceasefire and demands open shipping lanes.

The US Treasury on July 10 sanctioned Iranian banker Ali Ansari and three currency exchange houses for moving funds that supported attacks on commercial oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The action also reached 13 additional individuals connected to the same networks. Reports describe the exchanges as shadow operations that handled transactions for Iranian entities conducting the strikes.

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