美财政部制裁伊朗「影子船队」幕后律所及关联方：5名个人、9艘船被列入名单 国务院同步发声
华盛顿——美国财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）10月21日宣布，依据第13902号行政命令，制裁总部位于巴拿马、在希腊设有业务的律师事务所 Karnakis and Karnakis 及其关联的5名个人、3家公司与9艘船只，指该所多年来为伊朗「影子船队」搭建空壳与前台公司架构，掩盖运输伊朗石油、石化产品和钢铁的船只的真实船东。此次行动代号为「经济弃儿行动」（Operation Economic Outcast）。
财政部指，该律所曾设立 Skyros Maritime、Corfu Maritime 与 Elias Shipping 等航运公司，这些公司均已被列入制裁名单；其中 Elias Shipping 名下油轮 RAMONA 1 是叙利亚 Al-Qatirji 公司的前台公司，该公司为伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队圣城旅（IRGC-QF）与胡塞武装出售伊朗石油。财政部还称，该所在伊朗液化石油气大亨 Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh 的航运帝国中担任企业代理，扮演了关键角色。
被制裁的个人包括律所创办人兼所有人 Sofianos Karnakis Kosmas、Konstantinos Karnakis Kosmas（持巴拿马与希腊双重国籍）、Ioanis Karnakis Kosmas，以及在该所设立的公司中担任董事或高管的 Pedro Ortega Jones 与 Roberto Ortega Jones。被制裁的 Roxette Maritime 由该所担任企业代理，其运营的7艘悬挂巴拿马旗的船只 ANEMOS、GLORIS、PRIDE、DESTINY、FLAMINGO 1、HARMONY、PRINCE 一并被列为冻结财产；财政部指其中 ANEMOS、GLORIS 与 PRIDE 过去一年曾运输伊朗石化产品与钢铁。新加坡公司 Amigoz Singapore 被指为与伊朗 Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars 公司关联的轻质原油货物提供港口服务、与 Shamkhani 网络的船只往来，并为已被制裁的船只提供加油服务。总部位于迪拜的 Whales Shipping Line 被指曾为一家购买了数千万美元伊朗石化产品的已制裁贸易公司担任代理，其悬挂阿联酋旗的支援船 WHALES DIAMOND 与 WHALES PEARL 同被冻结。
财政部长 Scott Bessent 说：「无论你是在海上进行非法的石油转运，还是坐在律所的办公室里，只要你支持伊朗政权，我们就会找到你，并制裁你。」他还说：「伊朗的协助者必须作出选择：要么与我们站在一起，要么与我们对立。我们知道你是谁，知道你在做什么，我们会继续采取行动。」
同日，财政部下属的金融犯罪执法网络（FinCEN）宣布，依据《银行保密法》第5318(k）条发出该法项下有史以来第一张行政传票，推进对一家希腊银行涉伊朗关系的调查，并向欧洲另外六家银行发出信息请求，查明它们与已被OFAC制裁的伊朗金融机构之间的关系。国务院首席副发言人 Thomas Pigott 同日发表声明，指这家律所多年来设立空壳公司，隐藏运送伊朗石油、石化产品与钢铁的船只的真实所有权。按制裁规定，被列名对象在美国境内或由美国人持有、控制的全部财产将被冻结，与之的一般交易亦被禁止。据 Bloomberg Law 报道，财政部给予该律所的客户一个月时间结束业务往来。
Treasury Sanctions Law Firm Behind Iran's Shadow Fleet, Lists Five People and Nine Vessels; FinCEN Subpoenas Greek Bank
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on October 21 sanctioned the Panama-based, Greece-operating law firm Karnakis and Karnakis, along with five associated individuals, three companies, and nine vessels, under Executive Order 13902, accusing the firm of spending years building a shell and front-company architecture for Iran's "shadow fleet" that concealed the true owners of vessels carrying Iranian oil, petrochemicals, and steel. The action is dubbed Operation Economic Outcast.
Treasury said the firm set up shipping companies including Skyros Maritime, Corfu Maritime, and Elias Shipping — all previously designated — and that Elias Shipping's tanker RAMONA 1 served as a front for Syria's Al-Qatirji Company, which sells Iranian oil for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps–Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and the Houthis. The firm also served as corporate agent for the shipping empire of Iranian liquefied petroleum gas magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh, according to Treasury.
The designated individuals are the firm's founders and owners Sofianos Karnakis Kosmas and Konstantinos Karnakis Kosmas, who hold dual Panamanian and Greek nationality; Ioanis Karnakis Kosmas; and Pedro Ortega Jones and Roberto Ortega Jones, who served as directors or officers of companies incorporated by the firm. Roxette Maritime, for which the firm acts as corporate agent, was designated, and its seven Panama-flagged vessels — ANEMOS, GLORIS, PRIDE, DESTINY, FLAMINGO 1, HARMONY, and PRINCE — were identified as blocked property; Treasury said ANEMOS, GLORIS, and PRIDE carried Iranian petrochemicals and steel over the past year. Singapore-based Amigoz Singapore was designated for providing port services to cargoes of Iranian light crude tied to Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars, for links to vessels in the Shamkhani network, and for bunkering a previously sanctioned vessel. Dubai-based Whales Shipping Line, which Treasury said acted for a sanctioned trading company that bought tens of millions of dollars of Iranian petrochemicals, was designated, and its UAE-flagged support vessels WHALES DIAMOND and WHALES PEARL were listed as blocked property.
"Whether you are conducting illegal oil transfers at sea or sitting in the corner office of a law firm, if you are supporting the Iranian regime, we will find you and sanction you," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. "Iran's facilitators must make a choice: Either you are with us or against us. We know who you are, we know what you're doing, and we will continue to take action."
Also on October 21, Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the first administrative subpoena ever issued under section 5318(k) of the Bank Secrecy Act, advancing an investigation into a Greek bank's Iran-related dealings, and sent requests for information to six additional banks in Europe about their relationships with Iranian financial institutions already sanctioned by OFAC. State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas "Tommy" Pigott issued a statement the same day saying the law firm had for years created shell companies to hide the true owners of vessels transporting Iranian oil, petrochemical products, and steel. All property of the designated parties in the United States or held or controlled by U.S. persons is blocked, and transactions with them are generally prohibited. According to Bloomberg Law, Treasury is giving the law firm's clients one month to wind down their business.
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