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Washington - The U.S. government levied a raft of new accusations aimed at Iran and its supporters Thursday, including fresh sanctions on Iran 's national airline and indictments against international business executives accused of illicitly building up Tehran's military.

The actions from the Justice and Treasury departments target different individuals and companies, ostensibly having arisen from different investigations. Yet they commonly signal the U.S. government's continued attempts to go after those accused of supporting Iran and its armed forces.

In a joint statement, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the American government and its allies "remain fully committed to a diplomatic solution with Iran."

"However, until Iran is prepared to engage seriously with us on such a solution, we will continue to increase pressure against Iranian entities of concern," the two Cabinet secretaries said.

The measures include sanctions on Iran Air, which the Treasury Department says provided "material support and services" to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard . The guard is a leading component of Iran's military that the U.S. government alleges has supported terrorism and committed human rights abuses against anti-government demonstrators.

The U.S. government claims rockets or missiles have been transported on Iran Air flights, including some such armored components to Syria. Airline employees allegedly are discouraged from inspecting Revolutionary Guard cargo onboard, and some members of the guard occasionally take over Iran Air Flights.

U.S. sanctions were also instituted for the Tidewater Middle East Company, which Washington claims has exported arms and gear from seven of its Iranian ports to the Revolutionary Guard.

"We have made important progress in isolating Iran, but we cannot waver," Clinton and Geithner said in their joint statement. "Our efforts must be unrelenting to sharpen the choice for Iran's leaders to abandon their dangerous course."

Another facet of those efforts came out of the Justice Department on Thursday, as federal prosecutors announced they had broken up a major effort to ship parts for fighter jets and helicopter gunships to Iran in violation of U.S. arms export laws.

In a host of indictments, the federal department accused executives from companies in Florida, Illinois, France and the United Arab Emirates with illegally supplying components for U.S.-built aircraft to Iran. An Iranian company and its top officers also have been charged in the case.

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