The Treasury also called times on an Iranian businessman andseveral companies, based in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia, whichare allegedly involved in oil trades counter to sanctions imposed on Iran overits perceived nuclear weapons programme.
The department named Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO), describedas “a Swiss-based Iranian oil trading company”, for being “owned or controlledby the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)”.
“NIOC
