US announces charges, seizures linked to Iranian oil trafficking network

WASHINGTON D.C.: On February 2, the U.S. announced terrorism and sanctions-evasion charges and seizures linked to a billion-dollar oil trafficking network, which allegedly finances Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other militant groups.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that the cases are in response to a series of aggressive actions by Iran over several years.

In August 2022,