The U.S. Departments of Treasury and State have sanctioned over fifty individuals, entities, and vessels due to their connections with the Iranian regime. Among those blacklisted is Yazd Airlines, accused by Washington of involvement in selling Iranian oil and supplying weapons to Iranian Revolutionary Guard-backed terrorist groups.

The State Department has added 17 entities, individuals, and vessels located in countries including India, Panama, and the Seychelles, which it claims are involved in selling Iranian oil and petroleum products. Concurrently, the Treasury Department announced sanctions against several individuals, 20 companies, 10 ships, and 7 aircraft. The statement emphasizes efforts to disrupt financial and trade flows supporting Iran's destructive activities will continue.

The sanctioned aircraft belong to Yazd Airlines, which the Treasury considers a subsidiary of Mahan Air, implicated in supplying arms to "Iran-supported terrorists in the Middle East."

These actions are part of a renewed wave of sanctions following the activation of the snapback mechanism and the reimposition of UN Security Council sanctions against Iran. In addition to the U.S., countries such as Britain, the EU, Japan, and Turkey have also enforced UN sanctions against Iran.

Tensions Rise

Following the passage of a new IAEA resolution, a cleric named Nabavyan, a follower of Khamenei, claimed, "The agency's spies are seeking to inspect and gather information from the Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan sites to complete the intelligence network for the next strike by Israel and the U.S."

The IAEA's resolution is believed to exacerbate tensions for Khamenei's crisis-ridden regime, plunging it into a nightmare of "UN Security Council" and global consensus against its refusal to cooperate with the agency.

An article in the domestic newspaper Sazandegi titled "The Iran-IAEA Divide" stated that the U.S. and Europe are attempting with this resolution to compel Iran to restore access and ultimately facilitate the referral of Iran's case back to the Security Council, bolstering their influence over strategic regional rules. It noted that even the threat of passing a resolution has shifted the psychological and strategic balance between Iran and the West. The agency is once again at the center of political turmoil, with trust eroding, making technical cooperation challenging as the West seeks to exploit the situation for multilateral pressure.