The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on seven commanders of Iranian-aligned militias in Iraq who it said are “responsible for planning, directing, and executing attacks against U.S. personnel, facilities, and interests”, APA reports citing CNN.
The sanctions target militants from Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, and Asaib Ahl Al-Haq, all of which are linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
All four of those militia are designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
“Today’s action sends a clear message: Those who enable or support these militias’ violence will face consequences. We call on Iraqi authorities to take immediate steps to dismantle these groups and prevent them from using Iraqi territory to conduct terrorist activities that destabilize the region,” State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement Friday.
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