Several branches of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were placed on the sanctions list by the US Treasury Department, on charges of supporting terrorism – which Iran categorically denies. The new sanctions apply to the IRGC Air Force, the Al-Ghadir Missile Command, the Aerospace Force Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization and the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization, as well as IRGC commander Mohammad Ali Jafari and four senior officers.