Despite coronavirus outbreak, Washington has vowed to continue its 'maximum pressure' campaign against Tehran

The United States has forced authorizes on five organizations situated in the United Arab Emirates over encouraging the offer of Iranian oil and petrochemicals in another round of measures focusing on the coronavirus-hit Islamic Republic. 

The US Treasury Department declared on Thursday that it is boycotting the organizations for purchasing "a huge number of metric huge amounts of oil based commodities from the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)". 

The focused on organizations are Ras Al Khaimah-based Petro Grand FZE and Dubai-based Alphabet International DMCC, Swissol Trade DMCC, Alam Althrwa General Trading LLC and Alwaneo LLC. 

The Treasury said the buys made by the organizations added to the financing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force (IRGC-QF), which facilitates Iran's outside military exercises with its local partners. 

"The Iranian system utilizes incomes from oil and petrochemical deals to subsidize its psychological oppressor intermediaries, similar to the IRGC-QF, rather than the wellbeing and prosperity of the Iranian individuals," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an announcement. 

"The Trump Administration will proceed to target and seclude the individuals who bolster the Iranian system and stays focused on encouraging philanthropic exchange and help with help of the Iranian individuals." 

The Treasury assignment bars US residents from working with the focused on organizations and hinders the organizations' benefits in the United States. 

The UAE is among Iran's most frank enemies in the district, however the two nations stay solid exchange accomplices in spite of the political talk. 

Choke Iranian economy 

The most recent round of US sanctions comes as Washington increases endeavors to stifle the Iranian economy notwithstanding a gigantic coronavirus episode in the nation that has slaughtered in excess of 1,200 individuals. 

The organization of President Donald Trump has opposed calls for freezing authorize against Iran to permit it to manage the lethal illness, rather forcing extra measures against the Iranian economy amidst the emergency. 

On Wednesday, Washington additionally focused on a few organizations and people with sanctions for encouraging the offer of Iranian oil and petrochemicals. 

While the US measures don't stretch out to Iran's clinical segment, Human Rights Watch clarified in a report a year ago that assents dissuade worldwide money related foundations from managing the Islamic Republic obstructing the import of medication and clinical gear.