{"id":210672,"date":"2026-11-05T20:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/210672\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T20:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:01:48","slug":"us-expands-sanctions-on-minsk-executive-linked-to-iran-arms-procurement","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/210672\/","title":{"rendered":"US expands sanctions on Minsk executive linked to Iran arms procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 5, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Washington expanded sanctions against Belarusian national Mahamied Ali Taliba\u016d (Mohammed Ali\u00a0Tolibov), CEO of the Minsk-based Armory Alliance, according to an update posted by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on its website yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, the US sanctioned the 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>Armory Alliance, incorporated in 2021, was <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">described<\/a> as \u201ca long-standing arms procurement facilitator for Iran in Belarus.\u201d The OFAC also sanctioned Belarus-based Iranian national Mohammadmahdi Maleki, an employee of Armory Alliance.<\/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\/2024\/03\/sankcii-belarus-flag-pixabay-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sankcii-belarus-flag-pixabay-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sankcii-belarus-flag-pixabay-1128-734x488.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sankcii-belarus-flag-pixabay-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sankcii-belarus-flag-pixabay-1128-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sankcii-belarus-flag-pixabay-1128.jpg 1128w\" 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\">Washington sanctions Minsk-based \u201cprocurement facilitator\u201d for Iran<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">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, &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/186893\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 5, Pozirk. Washington expanded sanctions against Belarusian national Mahamied Ali Taliba\u016d (Mohammed Ali\u00a0Tolibov), CEO of the Minsk-based Armory Alliance, according to an update posted by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on its website yesterday. Earlier this year, the US sanctioned the company based in Belarus among 10 individuals and companies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":105784,"template":"","rubric":[21,16,30],"class_list":["post-210672","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy","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>US expands sanctions on Minsk executive linked to Iran arms procurement | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 5, Pozirk. 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