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(USA Breaking News 24) For "providing support for Iran's drone program," the US administration stated on Tuesday that it would be imposing penalties on ten organizations and four individuals located in Iran, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.
The illegal production of Iran's deadly drones and their transfer to its terrorist proxies in the Middle East and Russia, according to a statement from Brian Nelson, the US Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, "continues to exacerbate tensions, prolong conflicts, and undermine stability."
Iran received "hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of US and foreign components" for its drone program, according to the US, thanks to the individuals targeted by the sanctions.
The Revolutionary Guard has reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on motors, navigational aids, and other things with drone applications, according to the Treasury Department. Hossein Hatfi Ardakani is in charge of the procurement network that "stretches the Middle East and East Asia." "Iranian."
The United States also placed sanctions on an Indonesian company that shipped engines for the Iranian program, as well as on companies in Hong Kong and Malaysia that bought drone parts, including engines and other equipment for the program.
In a statement, the US State Department stated: "The US is committed to using all available means to disrupt Iran's increasing development and proliferation of drones, which could prolong Russia's unjustified war against Ukraine and destabilize the Middle East."
