US Seizes More Domain Names Operated by Sanctioned IRGC
The U.S. seized 27 domain names registered to the sanctioned Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Justice Department said Nov. 4. The domain names were being used to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran and the IRGC, including by acting as if…
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they were “genuine news outlets” to target U.S. audiences and influence U.S. public opinion, the Justice Department said. The IRGC’s operation of the domains violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions Sanctions Regulations, which block U.S. people from providing services to the Iranian government without a license. The move follows previous U.S. seizures of domain names operated by the IRGC (see 2010080026).