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The U.S. Department of Treasury has imposed new sanctions targeting various entities and individuals involved in illicit activities benefiting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Hizballah. The sanctions include more than a dozen entities and vessels, including nine vessels, involved in the shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria and East Asia. Additionally, the U.S. has targeted Russian cybercriminal activities by sanctioning Sergey Sergeevich Ivanov and the cryptocurrency firm Cryptex. The coordinated efforts, involving OFAC, also include the seizure of multiple illicit crypto exchanges such as PM2BTC and UAPS, and the indictment of two Russian nationals for operating billion-dollar money laundering services.