美國財政部因涉伊朗交易制裁加拿大貨幣服務公司

華盛頓，11月6日（路透社）——美國財政部週五表示，已對8家總部位於加拿大的貨幣服務公司實施金融制裁，指控這些公司協助與受制裁的伊朗實體進行交易。WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The US Treasury said on Friday that it had imposed financial sanctions on eight money services firms based in Canada that it alleges have facilitated transactions with sanctioned Iranian entities.

這些制裁實際上將使相關公司被切斷與以美元為基礎的金融體系聯繫，凍結這些公司在美國可能持有的任何資產，並禁止其與美國個人或實體進行任何交易。The sanctions effectively cut the firms off from the dollar-based financial system, blocking any assets that the firms may have in the United States and prohibiting any transactions with US persons or entities.

這些行動是財政部近期一連串針對美國境外公司的最新舉措；財政部稱，這些公司協助伊朗規避美國制裁，而華府持續對德黑蘭施壓。The actions are the latest in a series of Treasury moves against firms outside the United States that it says help Iran get around US sanctions, as Washington keeps up pressure on Tehran.

財政部長史考特・貝森特表示：「加拿大不能成為非法金融協助者的避風港，讓其為伊朗政權及其代理人提供規避制裁的服務。財政部將在全球任何地方追查並瓦解伊朗政權的金融管道。」"Canada cannot be a safe haven for illicit financial facilitators that provide sanctions evasion services to the Iranian regime and its proxies,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “Treasury will pursue and disrupt the Iranian regime’s financial channels anywhere in the world.”

財政部指出，被列入制裁名單的企業位於安大略省與卑詩省，包括以Million Exchange名義營業的Diverse Trade Inc、1380079 BC Limited、Top PC Technician Inc、NIA Nations Currency Ltd、以Farah Exchange名義營業的2397639 Ontario Ltd、CCC Inc，以及B Galaxy Inc和Darvish Exchange。The Treasury identified the designated businesses in Ontario and British Columbia as Diverse Trade Inc doing business as Million Exchange, 1380079 BC Limited, Top PC Technician Inc, NIA Nations Currency Ltd, 2397639 Ontario Ltd doing business as Farah Exchange, CCC Inc and B Galaxy Inc and Darvish Exchange.

另外，財政部表示，旗下金融犯罪執法局（Financial Crimes Enforcement Network）也發布命令，將虛擬貨幣兌換商MEXC Global切斷與美國金融體系的聯繫，原因是財政部稱該公司涉及與伊朗、北韓及俄羅斯規避制裁有關的交易。Separately, the Treasury said its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network division issued an order that also cuts off virtual currency exchanger MEXC Global from the US financial system over transactions that it says are linked to sanctions evasion by Iran, North Korea and Russia.

財政部反洗錢單位金融犯罪執法局（FinCEN）表示，該命令禁止美國金融機構處理涉及在塞席爾註冊成立的MEXC Global的資金轉移。FinCEN稱，MEXC Global協助進行至少160億美元與伊朗、北韓及俄羅斯有關的非法交易，以及與其他受制裁行為者的交易。FinCEN, the Treasury's anti-money laundering unit, said that the order prevents US financial institutions from processing fund transfers involving Seychelles-incorporated MEXC Global, which it says has facilitated at least $16 billion in illicit transactions linked to Iran, North Korea and Russia as well as transactions with other sanctioned actors.

（大衛・勞德（David Lawder）、伊斯梅爾・沙基爾（Ismail Shakil）和巴爾加夫・阿查里亞（Bhargav Acharya）報導；戴維・永格倫（David Ljunggren）和桑吉夫・米格拉尼（Sanjeev Miglani）編輯）(Reporting by David Lawder, Ismail Shakil and Bhargav Acharya;Editing by David Ljunggren and Sanjeev Miglani)