Sanctions In 2015, Mazen Al Tarazi was sanctioned by the US Treasury for his material support to the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. In 2019 Al Tarazi was sanctioned by the European Union. In 2020, he was sanctioned by the United Kingdom "benefitting from and/or supporting the Syrian regime."[1] In 2021, the EU General Court dismissed an application by Mazen Al Tarazi to annul his inclusion in the Syria sanctions list.[2][3] Arrest in Kuwait In March 2019, Kuwaiti authorities arrested Mazen Al Tarazi and four employees of Al-Hadaf Magazine after the magazine's headquarters were raided.[4] Iranian regime links Mazen Al Tarazi was a member of the Syrian-Iranian Business Council (SIBC) and served as an intermediary for the Iranian regime to purchase real estate in Syria alongside his close business associate Bashar Kiwan.[5]