March
21, 2023
The
United States said Tuesday it is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian
firms and people accused of procuring equipment used for Iranian drones.
Treasury’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control coordinated with the FBI to designate four
firms and three people in Iran and Turkey for allegedly buying equipment,
including European-made engines, to be used for Iran’s drone and weapons
programs.
Those
targeted for sanctions include the Iran-based Defense Technology and Science
Research Center, its procurement firm Farazan Industrial Engineering Inc. and
two other firms along with purchasing agents from the companies.
“Iran’s
well-documented proliferation of UAVs and conventional weapons to its proxies
continues to undermine both regional security and global stability,” said Brian
Nelson, Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.
Nelson was referring to unmanned aerial vehicles.
“The
United States will continue to expose foreign procurement networks in any
jurisdiction that supports Iran’s military industrial complex," he said.
American
defense officials say Iran is supplying Russia with unmanned drones to use on
civilians as the Kremlin presses its invasion of Ukraine, which has entered its
second year.
Among
other things, sanctions deny the people and firms access to any property or
financial assets held in the United States and prevent American firms and
companies from doing business with them.
Tensions
between the U.S. and Iran have worsened after months of antigovernment protests.
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