Two senior officials working at an Iranian research organization allegedly played a “key role” in facilitating missile-related cooperation between Iran and North Korea, the U.S. Department of State said on Monday.
As a result, the two officials from Shahid Haj Ali Movahed Research Center (SHIG) were added to unilateral U.S. sanctions lists for their connections to North Korea’s heavily-sanctioned missile program.
Two senior officials working at an Iranian research organization allegedly played a “key role” in facilitating missile-related cooperation between Iran and North Korea, the U.S. Department of State said on Monday.
As a result, the two officials from Shahid Haj Ali Movahed Research Center (SHIG) were added to unilateral U.S. sanctions lists for their connections to North Korea’s heavily-sanctioned missile program.
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