The US
Treasury Department announced sanctions on six entities and two individuals in
action taken in coordination with the Department of Justice, accusing them of
responsibility for procurement of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components on
behalf of a leading manufacturer for Iran's drone program.
"Iran’s proliferation of UAVs and missiles - both to
its terrorist proxies in the region and to Russia for its use against Ukraine -
continues to threaten civilians, US personnel, and our allies and
partners," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
"Treasury will continue to disrupt Iran’s
military-industrial complex and its proliferation of UAVs, missiles and
conventional weapons that often end up in the hands of destabilizing actors,
including terrorist proxies."
Tuesday's
action targeted one Iranian-based entity and two people based in Iran, one
entity based in China and four UAE-based entities, according to the Treasury
statement.
The Treasury said it was the second round of sanctions
targeting "Iranian weapons proliferators" since Trump restored his
"maximum pressure" campaign on Iran, which includes efforts to drive
its oil exports down to zero in order to help prevent Tehran from developing a
nuclear weapon.
Trump's February memo, among other things, ordered Bessent
to impose "maximum pressure" on Iran, including sanctions and
enforcement mechanisms on those violating existing sanctions.
Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary
tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear
program.
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