US Blacklists Chinese Entities, Individuals for Dealing With Iran

US Blacklists Chinese Entities, Individuals for Dealing With Iran
President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping leave a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Nov. 9, 2017. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—The United States on Monday said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having dealt with Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and, in some cases, helping it to evade U.S. sanctions.

The U.S. State Department named the entities as Reach Holding Group (Shanghai) Company Ltd.; Reach Shipping Lines; Delight Shipping Co., Ltd.; Gracious Shipping Co. Ltd.; Noble Shipping Co. Ltd.; and Supreme Shipping Co. Ltd.