{"id":186893,"date":"2026-05-09T10:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/186893\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T11:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:53:27","slug":"washington-sanctions-minsk-based-procurement-facilitator-for-iran","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/186893\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington sanctions Minsk-based \u201cprocurement facilitator\u201d for Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 9, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Washington has sanctioned a company based in Belarus among 10 individuals and companies targeted in connection with the US military operation against Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minsk-based AAT Armory Alliance, incorporated in 2021, with its CEO Mohammed Ali Tolibov, is <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">described<\/a> as \u201ca long-standing arms procurement facilitator for Iran in Belarus\u201d by theUS Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)<strong>.<\/strong> The OFAC also sanctioned Belarus-based Iranian national Mohammadmahdi Maleki, an employee of Armory Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other companies targeted are based in China, Dubai and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/belarus_iran_iran_ru-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/belarus_iran_iran_ru-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/belarus_iran_iran_ru-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/belarus_iran_iran_ru-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/belarus_iran_iran_ru-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/belarus_iran_iran_ru.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Iranian president briefs \u0141uka\u0161enka on Gulf situation<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 30, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka received a phone call from Iranian President Masud Pazeshkian on April 30, his press office reported. The Iranian president informed \u0141uka\u0161enka of \u201cthe situation in the Gulf region, and Tehran\u2019s position in negotiations with the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/185750\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 9, Pozirk. Washington has sanctioned a company based in Belarus among 10 individuals and companies targeted in connection with the US military operation against Iran. The Minsk-based AAT Armory Alliance, incorporated in 2021, with its CEO Mohammed Ali Tolibov, is described as \u201ca long-standing arms procurement facilitator for Iran in Belarus\u201d by theUS Department [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":72589,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-186893","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Washington sanctions Minsk-based \u201cprocurement facilitator\u201d for Iran | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 9, Pozirk. 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