U.S. Sanctions Russian Companies Accused of Helping Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration accused the Russian government of helping Iran’s blacklisted military unit sell hundreds of millions of dollars of oil around the globe, as Washington levied a barrage of sanctions against companies and individuals allegedly involved in the smuggling operation.

The action on Wednesday marks a double-barreled financial and diplomatic salvo against the U.S.’s top two foes, linking Russia’s state oil company to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s Quds Force, the Iranian military unit designated a terrorist group by the U.S. and other Western nations.