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Inside the Ring: Sanctions Highlight China-Iran Missile Connection

This file picture claims to show Iran's launching of an Emad long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile
This file photograph claims to show an Iranian launch of an Emad long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile / AP
February 9, 2017

The Trump administration recently imposed sanctions on Iran for its missile test, and the sanctions reveal that Tehran’s missile program is backed by covert assistance from China.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, which enforces U.S. sanctions, said last week that a "Chinese-based network" was helping procure goods for Iran’s ballistic missile program.

The sanctions designated 13 people and 12 companies who were placed under the Treasury restrictions that prohibit any U.S. companies from doing financial transactions with them. The action followed a flight test Jan. 29 of an Iranian medium-range missile that failed a short time after launch.

Read the entire article at the Washington Times.

Published under: China , Iran