OFAC sanctions individuals in Turkey and Iran under its Counter-terrorism and Iran sanctions program

OFAC imposed blocking sanctions on 10 individuals (nine in Turkey and one in Iran) under its Counter-terrorism and Iran sanctions program for facilitating a bulk-cash smuggling network that uses commercial-airline couriers between Lebanon, Türkiye, the UAE, and Iran to give Hizballah access to foreign currency. It was also announced that OFAC separately re-designated Hizballah itself as being owned, controlled, or directed by the IRGC-Qods Force.