US takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation

The number of US websites that spread misinformation is near infinite yet i've never heard of them getting seized for that reason.

I wonder if the US agencies pressured a registrar or a registry to gain control over the domains? If it's the registrar then you could pick one outside of US juristriction.

If they went after the registry then it's a much bigger issue, the entire TLD has to be considered problematic.

Edit:

The US claims that the american companies that owned these domains failed to obtain licenses required due to US sanctions.