Sep. 9 () –
The United States Government has imposed sanctions against a transport service provider for supplying Iranian drones to Russia to support the invasion of Ukraine and three other companies and an Iranian citizen involved in the research, development, production and sale of this type of device. to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
“Russia is making increasingly desperate decisions to continue its unprovoked war against Ukraine, particularly in the face of our unprecedented sanctions and export controls,” Treasury Deputy Secretary Brian Nelson said.
Thus, he indicated that “the United States is committed to strictly applying the sanctions against Russia and Iran and holding Iran and those who support Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine accountable.” “We will not hesitate to act against producers and suppliers that contribute to the drone program of Iran and the Revolutionary Guards, demonstrating our determination to act against terrorist partners that destabilize the Middle East”, she has valued.
The US Treasury Department has noted that Tehran-based Safiran Airport Services has coordinated military flights between Iran and Russia, including those “associated with the transportation of drones, personnel, and related equipment from Iran to Russia.” The others sanctioned are Paravar Pars Company, Design and Manufacturing of Aircraft Engines (DAMA), Baharestan Kish Company and Rehmatolá Heidari, accused of acting on behalf of the latter company.
For his part, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has emphasized that “the Russian Army suffers serious supply problems in Ukraine, in part due to sanctions and export controls, which forces Russia to turn to countries unreliable like Iran for supplies and equipment.
“The United States will hold accountable those who support the unprovoked war launched by Russia against Ukraine, including the continuation of sanctions against Iranians or other entities that provide deadly aid to Russia,” he stressed. “We will also use all available tools, including sanctions, to prevent, deter and dismantle supply networks that deliver drone-related material and technology to Iran, as well as Iranian entities that participate in this proliferation,” he concluded.
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