The alleged assassination plan fit into a pattern of behavior in which the Islamic Republic uses organized crime to kill or kindap dissidents abroad, the US Treasury Dept said.
On Monday, US and British forces carried out a new round of strikes in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities used by the terrorist group.
In addition, the Council established a framework that will allow the EU to hold accountable those who supports, facilitates or enables violent actions by Hamas and the PIJ on Friday.
Arms trading, supporting actions undermining the stability or security of Israel, and involvement in serious humanitarian law or human rights breaches were cited as possible reasons for sanctioning.
Russia used North Korean missiles against Ukraine earlier this month, firing several at the city of Kharkiv on January 2.
As part of efforts to combat the Houthi threat, the US issued sanctions against entities facilitating Iranian funding for the Houthis.
Several of the Hamas officials targeted were based in Turkey, including one of the group's key financial operatives there, Haroun Mansour Yaqoub Nasser Al-Din, the Treasury said.
These sanctions build upon Australia's history of action against Hamas, starting in 2001 with initial sanctions against the group.
The US Treasury Department in a statement on Friday said it imposed sanctions on six people affiliated with Kata’ib Hezbollah.
"Hamas’s actions have caused immense suffering and shown that terrorism does not occur in isolation."
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