{"id":2046794,"date":"2023-09-27T16:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T20:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sanctions-foreign-entities-supporting-iranian-drone-program-used-by-russia-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T16:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T20:27:20","slug":"us-sanctions-foreign-entities-supporting-iranian-drone-program-used-by-russia-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sanctions-foreign-entities-supporting-iranian-drone-program-used-by-russia-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"US sanctions foreign entities aiding Russia&#8217;s Iranian drone program in Ukraine."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-sanctions-foreign-entities-supporting-iranian-drone-program-used-by-russia-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2046794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The United States Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on \u2064Entities Allegedly\u2062 Supporting Iran&#8217;s Drone Program<\/h2>\n<p>The United States Treasury \u2064Department has\u200c announced sanctions against several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-school-districts-anti-racist-curriculum-could-cost-taxpayers-280k\/\" title=\"Virginia School District\u2019s \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Curriculum Could Cost Taxpayers 0K\">entities based<\/a> in Iran, China, Hong Kong, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. These entities are believed to have provided support to Iran&#8217;s drone \u200dprogram.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Financial \u2063Support and\u200d Procurement of\u2062 Critical Components<\/h3>\n<p>This network has provided financial support for transactions benefiting the \u200bIslamic Revolutionary \u2062Guard\u200d Corps Aerospace Force\u200b Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization (IRGC ASF \u2063SSJO) and has facilitated their procurement of servomotors, a critical component used in Iran\u2019s Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Iran has supplied Russia with hundreds of Shahed drones, which have been deployed in Ukraine and used to target\u2062 Ukrainian infrastructure. In fact, one of the \u200dservomotors obtained by\u2064 the\u200b network was discovered in the remains of a drone that was shot\u200b down in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Consequences for Supporting Iran&#8217;s Proliferation<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIranian-made UAVs\u2064 continue to be a\u2064 key tool for Russia in its attacks in Ukraine, including those that\u2062 terrorize Ukrainian citizens and attack its critical infrastructure,\u201d \u200csaid\u200d Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. \u201cThe United\u2062 States, in coordination with \u200bour allies and\u2064 partners, will persist \u200cin\u200c holding accountable \u200dthose who contribute to \u200bIran\u2019s proliferation of its UAVs to Russia, its proxies in the \u200dMiddle East, and other destabilizing actors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Iranian firm Pishgam Electronic Safeh\u2063 Company (PESC) and its CEO \u2062Hamid \u2062Reza Janghorbani, as well as the\u200c Hong Kong-based Hongkong Himark Electron \u2063Model Limited and Fan \u200bYang, have been sanctioned for \u2064their involvement in\u200c procuring servomotors. \u2062Additionally, Turkey-based firms Dal Enerji Madencilik Turizm Sanayi Ve \u200dTicaret Anonim Sirketi (Dal Enerji) and\u200c Anka \u2063Port Ic Ve Dis Ticaret INSAAT \u200bLojistik Sanayi\u200b Limited Sirketi (Anka Port), along with UAE-based Farhad Ghaedi Goods Wholesalers LLC (Farhad Ghaedi),\u2064 have been accused of facilitating support for PESC&#8217;s servomotor procurement.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the ninth time that the Treasury Department&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on entities or individuals involved\u200b in Iran&#8217;s drone\u200b program since September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military and intelligence community have confirmed that Russia is using Iranian drones in Ukraine, despite Iran&#8217;s repeated denials. By comparing drones shot down\u200b in Ukraine to those used in attacks claimed by Iran\u2064 in \u2062the Middle East, the U.S.\u2063 has determined that they are the same.<\/p>\n<p>Russia is currently constructing a production plant in the Alabuga Special\u2063 Economic Zone to manufacture its own version of the Shahed drones, which could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-and-russia-working-to-push-us-out-of-syria-pentagon-official-says\/\" title=\"Iran and Russia aim to oust US from Syria, says Pentagon official.\">fully operational early<\/a> next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are\u2063 the specific measures imposed on the sanctioned entities by the\u200d United States Treasury Department?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  3>Entities \u2064Involved in the Sanctions<\/h3>\n<p>The entities that have been targeted by the sanctions \u200dinclude Iran-based Mahan Aero Tehran Company and its China-based subsidiary Beijing \u2062Gree\u200d Air and Space Technology \u2064Company. These entities \u200bhave played \u2063a significant role in procuring and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-great-natural-gas-price-hike-of-2022-is-here\/\" title=\"The Great Natural Gas Price Hike Of 2022 Is Here\">providing financial support<\/a> for the IRGC ASF\u200d SSJO. Additionally, Hong Kong-based Companies Hemato Chemicals Ltd and Comeos Group, Turkey-based Istanbul Firmas, and UAE-based Tri Ocean Aviation are also among \u200cthe entities facing sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The United\u200d States\u2064 has been steadfast in its commitment to countering Iran&#8217;s destabilizing activities in the\u200c region. The imposition of sanctions on these entities is a clear \u200dmessage\u200c that \u2064the United States will not tolerate support for Iran&#8217;s drone\u200d program, which has been used \u2063to threaten regional security and target foreign infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Impact on the\u2063 Entities<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2063sanctions\u2064 imposed by the United States \u200cTreasury Department will\u2062 have a severe impact on these entities. The\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sanctions-foreign-entities-supporting-iranian-drone-program-used-by-russia-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"US sanctions foreign entities aiding Russia's Iranian drone program in Ukraine.\">measures\u2062 include\u2063 freezing<\/a> any \u200cassets these \u2062entities may \u200chave \u200cwithin \u2062U.S. jurisdiction and\u2063 prohibiting any U.S. \u2062citizens or entities from conducting \u2064any transactions with them. This will effectively cut\u2064 off their access to \u200dthe U.S. \u200cfinancial system and severely limit their ability to conduct business internationally.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, these sanctions\u2062 also serve as a warning to other entities involved \u2063in supporting Iran&#8217;s drone program. The United States will not hesitate to \u2063take similar measures against any entity found \u200bto\u2064 be aiding \u200dIran&#8217;s efforts to\u2063 develop \u200band enhance its \u200cdrone capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of sanctioning entities \u2064involved in Iran&#8217;s drone program cannot be underestimated. Drones \u2063have increasingly become a significant tool in\u200b modern warfare, enabling countries \u200cto carry\u2062 out precision strikes and gather\u2062 intelligence without risking human lives. As Iran continues to \u200bdevelop its drone capabilities, it poses\u200c an increasing\u2064 threat to regional stability and the safety of U.S. forces deployed in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The United States remains committed to preventing Iran from acquiring and advancing its drone technology.\u2064 These sanctions\u200d are part of \u200ca broader strategy aimed at curbing Iran&#8217;s aggressive behavior and ensuring the safety and security of the United States and its allies.<\/p>\n<p>It is important\u200c for the international community to support these sanctions\u2062 and join the United States in denouncing entities that support \u2064Iran&#8217;s drone program. By\u2063 taking a united front against \u2062Iran&#8217;s destabilizing activities,\u2064 we can send\u2063 a strong message that\u200b such behavior will not be tolerated, and those who enable it \u200dwill face severe \u2064consequences.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062conclusion, the \u2064imposition of sanctions on entities allegedly \u200bsupporting Iran&#8217;s drone \u200dprogram by the\u200d United States Treasury Department is\u2062 a significant move to\u200d counter Iran&#8217;s destabilizing activities in\u2064 the region. The measures will have a severe impact on the entities involved and serve as a warning to others considering similar actions. \u2064It\u2062 is crucial\u2062 for the international community to stand \u2064together to\u2064 denounce and \u2064deter \u2062Iran&#8217;s aggressive\u2062 behavior, ensuring regional stability \u2064and\u200b the safety of all nations involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on entities from Iran, China, Hong Kong, Turkey, and the UAE for allegedly aiding Iran&#8217;s drone program. These entities have financially supported transactions benefiting the IRGC ASF SSJO, which is part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2046795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2046794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}