The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on three senior Al Qaeda members in Iran

The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on three senior Al Qaeda members in Iran

The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions Wednesday on three senior Al Qaeda members in Iran in an effort to disrupt their operations and fundraising.
The three men — Faisal Jassim Mohammed Al-Amri Al-Khalidi, Yisra Muhammad Ibrahim Bayumi and Abu Bakr Muhammad Muhammad Ghumayn — have been found to be acting for on behalf of Al Qaeda, and as a result, any of their property under U.S. jurisdiction have been blocked and U.S. citizens are prohibited from pursing transactions with them.
“Today’s action sanctions senior al-Qaida operatives responsible for moving money and weapons across the Middle East,” Adam J. Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, said in a news release. “Treasury remains committed to targeting al-Qaida’s terrorist activity and denying al-Qaida and its critical support networks access to the international financial system.”
All three men are senior Al Qaeda veterans and have been involved in various activities for the group including financial, military and communication roles.
Source: Politico, 20 July 2016