MNA � The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced the expansion of sanctions on Iran�s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, which were imposed on October 13.


Several branches of Iran�s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were placed on the sanctions list by the�US Treasury Department, under the pretext of supporting terrorism, RT reported.

The new sanctions apply to the IRGC Air Force, the Al-Ghadir Missile Command, the Aerospace Force Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization and the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization, as well as IRGC commander Mohammad Ali Jafari and four senior officers.