-- 美国财政部周五宣布对三家伊朗货币兑换机构及其关联空壳公司网络实施制裁，指控它们转移数十亿美元的外汇以支持德黑兰的石油产业。 财政部外国资产控制办公室表示，这些制裁是“经济狂怒”（Economic Fury）行动的一部分，该行动旨在瓦解伊朗的影子银行体系。 被制裁的公司包括：佩德拉姆·皮鲁赞合伙公司（Pedram Pirouzan and Associates Partnership，又名Opal Exchange）、纳赛尔·加塞米·拉德合伙公司（Nasser Ghasemi Rad and Associates Partnership，又名Radin Exchange）以及塔哈约里合伙公司（Tahayyori and Associates Partnership，又名Arz Iran Exchange）。这些公司被指控每年促成数十亿美元的交易。 财政部表示，这些实体帮助将通常以人民币形式收取的石油收入兑换成伊朗军方及其附属组织可以使用的货币。 美国财政部表示，这些外汇兑换机构与受制裁的伊朗银行有关联的所谓“拉巴尔”（rahbar）网络协同运作，并与多家石油出口商和金融中介机构合作。 据称，这些公司依靠设在境外的幌子公司和商业银行账户处理跨司法管辖区的交易，掩盖其与受制裁实体（包括伊朗中央银行和伊朗国家石油公司）的联系。 与这些兑换机构有关联的个人，包括佩德拉姆·皮鲁赞（Pedram Pirouzan）、侯赛因·穆罕默德·雷扎伊（Hossein Mohammad Rezaei）、马苏德·穆罕默德·雷扎伊（Masoud Mohammad Rezaei）、纳赛尔·加塞米·拉德（Nasser Ghasemi Rad）和埃桑·塔哈约里（Ehsan Tahayyori），也受到了制裁。 财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）还制裁了十几家为Opal Exchange提供实质性支持的公司，其中包括在多个司法管辖区注册的贸易公司和阿联酋的实体。 财政部表示，伊朗的影子银行系统每年处理数百亿美元的贸易，主要与石油和石化产品出口有关。 作为该项努力的一部分，自 2025 年 2 月以来，美国财政部外国资产控制办公室 (OFAC) 已对 1000 多名与伊朗有关联的个人、船只和飞机实施了制裁。
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