U.S. Sanctions Chinese Company,
Alleges Ties to Iran’s Mahan Air
U.S. Treasury Department says
Shanghai Saint Logistics provided services for Mahan Air flights
A Mahan Air Airbus A340
airplane at Simón Bolívar International Airport outside Caracas, Venezuela, on
April 8, 2019. The U.S. blacklisted the airline in 2011.
By
Mengqi Sun
May 19, 2020 8:00 pm ET
The U.S.
imposed sanctions on a Chinese logistics company that it says acted as a sales
representative for blacklisted Iranian airline Mahan Air.
The sanctions
on Shanghai Saint Logistics Ltd., which has offices in Shanghai and Beijing,
are part of ongoing efforts by
Washington to shut down an airline it has accused
of ferrying weapons and warriors to Syria in support of President
Bashar al-Assad and providing support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps-Qods Force, which the U.S. has designated as a foreign terrorist
organization.
The U.S. Treasury Department
said Tuesday that Shanghai Saint Logistics provided services such as freight
booking for Mahan Air flights between China and Iran. The Treasury also alleged Mahan Air has been
operating charter flights for Iranian technicians and equipment, with materials
sourced from China, to Venezuela to help President Nicolás Maduro’s government
revive that country’s energy production.
The U.S. blacklisted Mahan Air
in October 2011 and last year imposed an embargo against Mr. Maduro’s
government, saying it is illegitimate and corrupt.
Mahan Air and Shanghai Saint
Logistics didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Treasury has warned
companies against dealing with Iranian airlines, including Mahan Air,
saying many of the carriers support regional violence by transporting fighters
and weapons to international locations.
The sanctions announced Tuesday
block any assets Shanghai Saint Logistics has within U.S. jurisdictions,
prohibit U.S.-based companies and individuals from transacting with them, and
expose anyone doing business with them to potential penalties.
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