Washington: Europe and the Arabs - and agencies
The White House has confirmed that there will be limits on what Iran can do with any funds that may be released under a deal that led to the release of five Americans and their placement under house arrest in Iran.
White House spokesman John Kirby said - in statements reported by the American (Al-Hurra) channel on Friday, that the United States will be "fully informed" about the destination of any Iranian funds that may be released.
The White House had announced earlier that Iran had transferred 5 Americans from prison to house arrest, and revealed that negotiations were underway for their final release and that "the situation is delicate."
On the other hand, the United States imposed sanctions on four prominent members of the Russian financial elite who served on the supervisory board of the Alpha Alliance Group, one of the largest financial and investment conglomerates in Russia.
A statement on the US State Department website on Friday stated that Washington is also imposing sanctions on the Russian Federation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a Russian business organization that works in the technology sector in the Russian Federation's economy, an organization that promoted import substitution and held meetings to strengthen responses to sanctions.
The statement added that the United States will continue to take all appropriate measures to hold accountable those who facilitated and benefited from Russia's war against Ukraine.
The Treasury Department is taking these actions pursuant to Executive Order 14024. Peter Olegovich Aven, Mikhail Maratovich Friedman, German Borisovich Khan, and Alexei Viktorovich Kuzmichev are sanctioned for working in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation's economy. Sanctions were imposed on the Russian Federation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs for working in the technology sector of the Russian Federation's economy.
Sanctions were imposed on Friedman, too, because he acted or was alleged to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Russian Federation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Khan was also sanctioned for working in the construction sector of the Russian Federation economy