US broadcasts sanctions on Iran over drone supply to Russia

The sanctions target the Guardians of the Revolution, already punished in relation to the Iranian nuclear issue and inscribed on the American list of terrorist organizations.

The United States will punish the Guardians of the Revolution and companies of the Will involved in the delivery of drones fight against Russia for the Ukrainian conflict, the US Treasury Department announced on Thursday.

The sanctions target the Guardians of the Revolution, already punished in relation to the Iranian nuclear issue and inscribed on the American list of terrorist organizations.

“You United States are thinking of rigorously enforcing all of our sanctions against Russia and Iran and holding to account all those who, like Iran, decide to support Russia in its war of aggression against Ukraine,” said the Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Intelligence. Finance, Brian Nelson.

Companies involved in the research, development and production of drones will also be punished, as will the Iranian company that transports them to the Russia. The assets and properties they own in the United States will be frozen, while increasing the risk for international companies that do business with them.

Faced with the difficulties of the Russian army in the Ukrainian conflict and the losses of military material, Moscow has made several purchases of weapons in recent weeks from Iran and North Korea. The head of the Iranian air force, General Hamid Vahedi, announced last Monday that he was studying the possibility of buying Russian Sukhoï Su-35 fighter jets.

Source: AFP