US Slams Brakes on Iranian Military Activities with Sweeping Sanctions

The US State Department has introduced sanctions targeting Iran in Operation Economic Outcast. The measures aim to disrupt and dismantle Iran's military and proliferation activities, including procurement schemes, malicious cyber operations, and illicit oil trade.

Two Iran-based groups, DadeNegar Startup Studio and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC), were named in the sanctions package. DadeNegar was sanctioned for supporting the targeting of US forces and bases located across the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury.

The IRGC-CEC was sanctioned due to obtaining information about US forces and bases that was used to support Iran's targeting of US assets during the conflict. Both groups were designated for having engaged in activities that materially contribute to the proliferation of arms or related materiel.