U.S. links Iran's state oil company to Revolutionary Guards

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. government

officially linked Iran's state oil company to the country's

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday, a determination

that enables the United States to apply new sanctions on foreign

banks dealing with the National Iranian Oil Company.

But in a report to Congress, the Treasury Department said

there was not enough information at this time to conclude that

Iran's oil tanker company is an agent or affiliate of the

Revolutionary Guard Corps.