Shafaq News/On Wednesday, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on six entities in Hong Kongand mainland China that it said facilitate the acquisition of parts for armeddrones produced by Iran, as part of Washington's "maximum pressure"campaign on Tehran.
The entities,the treasury said, acquire parts for US-sanctioned Iranian firm, PishtazanKavosh Gostar Boshra, and its subsidiary company Narin Sepehr Mobin Isatis,which it said supplied Iran's drone and ballistic missile programs.
The twoIranian companies were hit by US sanctions before. “Iran continues to try tofind new ways to procure the key components it needs to bolster its UAV weaponsprogram through new front companies and third-country suppliers,” TreasurySecretary Scott Bessent said in a statement on Wednesday, referring to unmannedaerial vehicles.
“Treasuryremains committed to disrupting the schemes that enable Iran to send its deadlyweapons abroad to its terrorist proxies and other destabilizing actors,” headded.
Westernpowers accuse Iran of providing drones and missiles to Russia for its full-scaleinvasion of Ukraine.
Russialaunched 267 attack drones overnight on Saturday, marking the largest singleassault since the use of Iranian-made projectiles began, while Iran deniedbefore it had made drone contracts with Russia to be used in the Ukraine war.
Iraniandrones have repeatedly been deployed in attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure andother civilian targets. The Shahed 136 drone is typically launched alongsidecruise and ballistic missile attacks to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.
On Monday,the United States imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals and vesselsinvolved in facilitating the sale and shipment of Iranian petroleum-relatedproducts, the Treasury Department said.
Thesanctions, imposed under Executive Orders 13902 and 13846, targeted 17entities, 13 vessels, and 4 individuals allegedly linked to Iran’s oil sector.
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