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KSrelief Distributes Aid in Yemen, US National Security Adviser Visits Marib's Artificial Limbs Center

KSrelief Distributes Aid in Yemen, US National Security Adviser Visits Marib's Artificial Limbs Center
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KSrelief Distributes Aid in Yemen, US National Security Adviser Visits Marib's Artificial Limbs Center

KSrelief Distributes Aid in Yemen, US National Security Adviser Visits Marib's Artificial Limbs Center

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 22 tons and 200kg of food baskets to displaced people from Hodeida in Dhalie District within the project of distributing 15,000 food baskets to the displaced people from Hodeida benefiting 1800 people, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The distribution comes within the framework of humanitarian projects being provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Center, for the Yemeni people, which have reached 301 projects.

The center also distributed Monday the second batch of fertilizers, and pesticides to 50 wheat farmers working in the agricultural sector in Sayoun Directorate of Hadhramaut Governorate as part of its project to improve their livelihoods.

Director of the Agriculture Office in Seiyun, Engineer Salem Khabah extended his thanks to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented by the Center for its contributions to the agricultural sector and supporting farmers so as to alleviate their suffering. It is noteworthy that the first batch of distributing wheat seeds included 100 farmers in the Directorates of Seiyun and Tarim.

Maanwhile, United States National Security Advisor Frances Townsend has paid a visit to the artificial limbs center in Marib funded by KSrelief.

She and the accompanying delegation were briefed on the production of the Center and the quality of materials, mechanism used and Center's support for human cadres, training and courses to rehabilitate amputees.

According to SPA, it has also been explained the extent of indiscriminate impact of mines planted by Al-Houthi militias in increasing the number of cases that need to implant limbs.

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US Imposes Fresh Sanctions Targeting Iran Oil Trade, Hezbollah

Supporters of Hezbollah carry flags of Hezbollah as they shout slogans during a celebration organized by Hezbollah in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 June 2025. (EPA)
Supporters of Hezbollah carry flags of Hezbollah as they shout slogans during a celebration organized by Hezbollah in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 June 2025. (EPA)
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US Imposes Fresh Sanctions Targeting Iran Oil Trade, Hezbollah

Supporters of Hezbollah carry flags of Hezbollah as they shout slogans during a celebration organized by Hezbollah in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 June 2025. (EPA)
Supporters of Hezbollah carry flags of Hezbollah as they shout slogans during a celebration organized by Hezbollah in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 June 2025. (EPA)

The US imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department said.

A network of companies run by Iraqi-British national Salim Ahmed Said has been buying and shipping billions of dollars worth of Iranian oil disguised as, or blended with, Iraqi oil since at least 2020, the department said.

"Treasury will continue to target Tehran’s revenue sources and intensify economic pressure to disrupt the regime’s access to the financial resources that fuel its destabilizing activities," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

The US has imposed waves of sanctions on Iran's oil exports over its nuclear program and funding of militant groups across the Middle East.

Reuters reported late last year that a fuel-oil smuggling network that generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its proxies has flourished in Iraq since 2022.

Thursday's sanctions came after the US carried out strikes on June 22 on three Iranian nuclear sites including its most deeply buried enrichment plant, Fordow. The Pentagon said on Wednesday the strikes had degraded Iran's nuclear program by up to two years, despite a far more cautious initial assessment that had leaked to the public.

The US and Iran were expected to hold talks about its nuclear program next week in Oslo, Axios reported.

Said’s companies and vessels blend Iranian oil with Iraqi oil, which is then sold to Western buyers via Iraq or the United Arab Emirates as purely Iraqi oil using forged documentation to avoid sanctions, Treasury said.

Said controls UAE-based company VS Tankers though he avoids formal association with it, Treasury said. Formerly known as Al-Iraqia Shipping Services & Oil Trading (AISSOT), VS Tankers has smuggled oil for the benefit of the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is designated by Washington as a terrorist organization, it said.

The sanctions block US assets of those designated and prevent Americans from doing business with them.

VS Tankers denied Treasury's assertions and said it will "pursue all legal remedies as necessary." Iran's mission in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The US also sanctioned several vessels that are accused of engaging in the covert delivery of Iranian oil, intensifying pressure on Iran’s "shadow fleet," it said.

The Treasury Department also issued sanctions against several senior officials and one entity associated with the Hezbollah-controlled financial institution Al-Qard Al-Hassan.

The officials, the department said, conducted millions of dollars in transactions that ultimately benefited, but obscured, Hezbollah.