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The United States has imposed sanctions on an Istanbul-based Turkish textile manufacturer, accusing it of indirectly supporting Iran’s ballistic missile program through material shipments.
The firm, identified as Emti Fiber Textile Import Export Trade Limited Company, allegedly supplied raw materials to Iran’s Pardisan Rezvan Shargh, which Washington has linked to missile production activities, the U.S. Treasury Department announced.
According to the statement, Emti Fiber Textile carried out hundreds of deliveries of cotton linters to the Iranian firm. The material, widely used in the textile industry, was flagged for its potential military application.
Cotton linters serve as a key input in the production of nitrocellulose, a substance used to enhance the efficiency of solid-fuel rocket motors, the statement said. These motors, in turn, are commonly used in ballistic missile systems, making the supply chain strategically sensitive.
The department noted that Emti Fiber Textile "has completed hundreds of shipments of cotton linters to Pardisan Rezvan Shargh," adding that the material is processed into nitrocellulose used in rocket propulsion systems.
The company was designated under Executive Order 13382, which targets entities that support weapons of mass destruction programs and their delivery systems.
The latest designations form part of a broader U.S. effort to tighten pressure on Iran’s weapons supply chains and limit its ability to rebuild missile capabilities, particularly during the conflict that was began on Feb. 28.
For sanctioned companies, assets under U.S. jurisdiction are typically frozen, and U.S. persons are barred from doing business with them, effectively cutting them off from the American financial system.
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