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US enforces sanctions on Irans shipping network expected to hinder imports of food, medical supplies


The file photo shows the coronavirus ward of a hospital in Tehran.

The United States has activated a set of sanctions it imposed on Irans shipping network six months ago, in a move expected to further hamper imports of food and medical supplies into Iran at a time when the country is fighting to contain a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

In a statement released on Monday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Company, "have come into effect," 180 days after the restrictive measures were first announced under the claim of Tehrans support for proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Pompeo threatened sanctions against trade and maritime industries as well as governments if they engaged in business with the aforementioned companies.

He noted that the anti-Iran bans took effect following what he called a "generous delay" to allow humanitarian supplies companies time to find alternative methods for their shipments to Iran.

"Now that this generous delay has come to an end, those in the commercial and maritime industries doing business with Iran must use carriers or shipping methods other than IRISL or E-Sail; any government, entity, or individual that chooses to continue doing business with IRISL and/or E-Sail now risks exposure to US WMD sanctions," Pompeo said.

He also claimed that IRISL had repeatedly transported items related to Irans ballistic missile and military programs and was also a longstanding carrier of other proliferation-sensitive items.

Last December, Pompeo alleged that IRISL was "the shipping line of choice for Iranian proliferators and procurement agents," while E-Sail "knowingly transports illicit materials from Irans Aerospace Industries Organization."

Elsewhere in his statement, the top US diplomat asked governments around the world to investigate activity by the shipping entities in their ports and seas, encouraging them to take appropriate action to stop the activity.

"These designations serve as a clear warning that anyone doing business with or otherwise supporting IRISL or E-Sail are exposed to potential sanctions," he added.

The guidance notes published on the US Treasury Departments website say the E-Sail sanctions also apply to "agricultural commodities, food, medicine or medical devices," threatening anyone who engages in humanitarian transactions "risks exposure to sanctions."

In May 2018, the US under President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from a UN-endorsed nuclear deal, which it had signed as a member of the P5+1 with Tehran in 2015, and re-imposed the anti-Iran sanctions it had lifted under the agreement.

Iran sued the US at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) afterwards. The tribunal ruled that the US should lift its sanctions on humanitarian supplies.

The US has long claimed that humanitarian supplies are exempt from its coercive measures against Iran, but Tehran dismisses the claim as a lie. The bans imposed on the Iranian banking system have dissuaded many pharmaceutical firms from doing business with Iran.

The new US sanctions fly in the face of growing international calls for Washington to ease its Iran sanctions, which have severely hampered the countrys access to lifesaving medical items during the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.

The Trump administration has turned a deaf ear to those calls and instead imposed even more such restrictive measures on the Islamic Republic.

 

SOURCE: PRESS TV

 

LINK: https://www.ansarpress.com/english/18381


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