The United States imposed sanctions on June 6 on more than 6 people and entities in Iran, China and Hong Kong, including Iran's defense attaché in Beijing, accusing them of forming a procurement network for Iran's missile and military programs.


The U.S. Treasury statement noted that the network trades for key players in Iran's development of ballistic missiles and procures sensitive and critical components and technologies involving Iran's Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Department (MODAFL), which is subject to U.S. sanctions.

Among the individuals sanctioned was Davoud Damghani, Iran's defense attaché in Beijing, who the U.S. Treasury Department said coordinated military purchases from China for Iranian end-users, including MODAFL affiliates.

The U.S. also sanctioned China-based Zhejiang Qingji Ind. Co., Ltd., which was accused of selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of centrifuges and other equipment or services to Iranian company Parchin Chemical Industries (PCI).

The company's directors and one employee are also on the sanctions list, and Hong Kong-based Lingoe Process Engineering Limited has also been targeted. The US side claimed that the Hong Kong company was actually a nominal company of Zhejiang Qingji Ind. Co., Ltd.

In addition, Hong Kong's Hong Kong Ke.Do International Trade Co., Ltd. and China-based Qingdao Zhongrongtong Trade Development Co., Ltd. have been sanctioned for selling tens of millions of dollars worth of metals to Iran.

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