The United States levied fresh sanctions against Jood SARL, a gold exchange company based in Lebanon, for allegedly helping Hezbollah turn gold holdings into useful money.
Individual Description with Alleged Role and Sanctioned Entity
Jood SARLHezbollah’s gold holdings are exchanged for cash by this Lebanon-based enterprise, which is run by Al-Qard Al-Hassan (AQAH).
Senior AQAH official Mohamed Nayef Maged is Jood’s co-owner and managing partner.
Ali Karnib, co-owner and managing partner of Jood, is a designated AQAH official in the United States.
Ali Qasir, a member of the Hezbollah financial team headquartered in Iran, organizes revenue generation and international sanctions evasion.
Andrey Viktorovich Borisov, a Russian native living in Moscow, was employed by Mira, a group connected to Hezbollah, and handled commodity sales and the acquisition of weaponry.
Platinum Group International Dis Ticaret Limited, a firm situated in Sirketi, Turkey, used fictitious papers to allow the export of fertilizer from Iran.
Sea Surf Shipping Limited, also known as Vessel LARA, is a shipping firm established in Turkey; it was employed in an illegal shipping scheme and was designated as blocked property.
The company Brilliance Maritime Ventures S.A./Vessel BRILLIANCE is situated in Panama; IRGC-QF is in charge of the vessel utilized in the plan.The Syrian businessman who is associated with Hezbollah
