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Iranian Military Adviser Dies Following Injuries in Syria

Iranian and Syrian flags flutter on a truck carrying humanitarian aid in Deir Ezzor, Syria Sept. 20, 2017. (Reuters)
Iranian and Syrian flags flutter on a truck carrying humanitarian aid in Deir Ezzor, Syria Sept. 20, 2017. (Reuters)
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Iranian Military Adviser Dies Following Injuries in Syria

Iranian and Syrian flags flutter on a truck carrying humanitarian aid in Deir Ezzor, Syria Sept. 20, 2017. (Reuters)
Iranian and Syrian flags flutter on a truck carrying humanitarian aid in Deir Ezzor, Syria Sept. 20, 2017. (Reuters)

A military adviser from Iran's Revolutionary Guard's Aerospace Force has died following injuries sustained in Syria over recent weeks, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.

"Colonel Ahmadreza Afshari was martyred due to injuries sustained from aerial bombardment from the coalition violating Syria," top Revolutionary Guard Commander Hossein Salami said.

Iranian media did not give a precise date for the strike but said Afshari sustained his injuries between late July and early August.

The US and Israel have both carried out strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned factions, where Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in a civil war that started in 2011.

In April, Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, a retaliatory strike for what it called an Israeli strike on its Damascus diplomatic compound on April 1 that killed seven officers of the Revolutionary Guard.

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US Imposes Sanctions Targeting Houthi, Hezbollah Trade, Treasury Dept Says

Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP)
Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP)
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US Imposes Sanctions Targeting Houthi, Hezbollah Trade, Treasury Dept Says

Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP)
Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on Jan. 22, 2024. (AP)

The United States on Thursday issued more sanctions targeting Houthi and Hezbollah trade networks, the US Treasury Department said, as Washington increases pressure on Tehran and the Iranian-backed groups.

The Treasury Department in a statement said it targeted companies, individuals and vessels accused of being involved in the shipment of Iranian commodities, including oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Yemen and the United Arab Emirates on behalf of a Houthi financial official's network.

It said the revenue from Sa’id al-Jamal's network helps finance the Houthis' targeting of shipping in the Red Sea and civilian infrastructure.

Attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by the Iran-aligned Houthi militias have disrupted a shipping route vital to east-west trade, with prolonged rerouting of shipments pushing freight rates higher and causing congestion in Asian and European ports.

Also targeted on Thursday were Hezbollah shipments of LPG, including through the designation of a Hong Kong-based ship manager and operator as well as several tankers.

The Treasury said the Hezbollah-controlled Talaqi Group used two of the tankers to ship LPG worth tens of millions of dollars from Iran to China.

“Today’s action underscores our continued commitment to disrupting Iran’s primary source of funding to its regional terrorist proxies like Lebanese Hizballah and the Houthis,” said Treasury's Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Bradley Smith.

“Our message is clear: those who seek to finance these groups’ destabilizing activities will be held to account.”

Thursday's action freezes any US assets of those targeted and generally bars Americans from dealing with them. Financial institutions and others that engage in certain transactions with them also risk being hit with sanctions.