IRGC chief: Enemies' sanctions aimed at impoverishing Iranian people

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
7 Jan 2023 20:17

IRGC chief Hossein Salami announces that the IRGC and Basij will work to contain poverty and deprivation and eliminate them.

IRGC Major General Hossein Salami, Tehran, Iran, August 4, 2022 (Reuters)

Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Major General Hossein Salami warned that unilateral economic sanctions against Iran are aimed at impoverishing the country.

Salami announced that the IRGC is resolved to fight against the Western plot and has begun the combat against the spread of poverty and economic deprivation throughout the nation.

“This is our main mission in dear Iran, as under the light of the Islamic Revolution and the dear leaders of the Revolution, very serious resolve has been created by God’s grace to eliminate (economic) deprivation,” Salami remarked.

The commander praised the Basij forces for their accomplishment in resolving social issues and declared that via their actions, every aspect of the economic war imposed on Iran by the adversaries will be addressed.

US introduces new Iran-related sanctions over alleged drone supplying

This comes as the US Treasury Department confirmed on Friday that the United States imposed new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones, which Washington claims have been used by Russia in the Ukraine war.

In a statement, the Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on six executives and board members of Qods Aviation Industries (QAI).

The Treasury Department claimed that Qods Aviation Industries, which has been under US sanctions since 2013, is a key Iranian defense manufacturer responsible for the design and production of drones.

"We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to deny Putin the weapons that he is using to wage his barbaric and unprovoked war on Ukraine," stressed US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in the statement.

In addition, the US Treasury also included the director of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization, which according to the department, is responsible for overseeing Iran's ballistic missile programs, under the sanctions.

In accordance with imposed sanctions, the Treasury Department freezes any US assets of those designated and bars US citizens from dealing with them. In addition, those who engage in certain transactions with them also risk being hit with sanctions.