US sanctions Indian and Turkish firms accused of helping Iran
US Treasury says Indian couple faked ship registries for countries including Guyana and Laos to help Iranian tankers.
The United States has imposed sanctions on companies and individuals in India and Turkiye that it accuses of helping Iran get around restrictions on its oil exports and its airlines.
The US Department of the Treasury said on Wednesday that the measures target a “vast criminal network” run by Suniel Kumar Sharma and his wife, Jaspreet Preeti Shahid, who are based in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.
Two other Indian nationals who head the couple’s businesses and nine entities linked to Sharma were also sanctioned.
The Treasury also sanctioned Turkiye-based Fugo Ground Services. It said the company provided ground handling and other services to several US-sanctioned Iranian airlines that still fly to Turkiye, including Iran Air Tour and Saha Airlines.