Washington, Ramadan 06, 1439, May 23, 2018, SPA -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Iranian individuals who have provided ballistic missile-related technical expertise for Yemen’s Huthis, and who have transferred weapons not seen in Yemen prior to the current conflict, on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). “Treasury is targeting five Iranian officials who are associated with the IRGC-QF and Iran’s ballistic missile programs. Their actions have enabled the Huthis to launch missiles at Saudi cities and oil infrastructure. They have also disrupted humanitarian aid efforts in Yemen, and threatened freedom of navigation in key regional waterways,” said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “The United States will not tolerate Iranian support for Huthi rebels who are attacking ... Saudi Arabia. All countries in the region should be on guard to prevent Iran from sending its personnel, weapons, and funds in support of its proxies in Yemen.” OFAC is designating five individuals with links to Iran’s ballistic missile program. Four Iranian individuals are being designated in connection with the IRGC’s provision of missile-related support for Yemen’s Huthis. The Iranians are Mahmud Bagheri Kazemabad (Bagheri), Mohammad Agha Ja’fari (Ja’fari), Javad Bordbar Shir Amin, Mehdi Azarpisheh and Sayyed Mohammad Ali Haddadnezhad Tehrani. As a result of these actions, all property and interests in property of those designated today subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. --SPA 01:38 LOCAL TIME 22:38 GMT 0035 www.spa.gov.sa/w692513