{"id":2072768,"date":"2023-10-19T08:43:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-enablers-of-irans-missile-drone-programs\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T08:48:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:48:25","slug":"us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-enablers-of-irans-missile-drone-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-enablers-of-irans-missile-drone-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"US imposes fresh sanctions on those supporting Iran&#8217;s missile and drone initiatives."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-imposes-new-sanctions-on-enablers-of-irans-missile-drone-programs%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=2072768&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 \u200cStates Imposes New Sanctions on Iran, Hong Kong, China, and Venezuela for Enabling Missile and Drone Programs<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200dUnited\u2064 States\u2062 has recently\u200b imposed fresh \u200bsanctions on individuals and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-proposes-gender-neutral-toy-sections-candace-owens-slams-bill\/\" title=\"Calif. proposes gender-neutral toy sections, Candace Owens slams bill\">businesses based<\/a> in Iran, Hong Kong, China, and Venezuela for their involvement in\u2062 Iran&#8217;s ballistic missile and drone \u200dprograms. These sanctions aim to disrupt\u2063 the production and proliferation of missiles and\u200c drones by entities supporting Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard \u2063Corps (IRGC) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-issues-warning-to-united-states-refrain-from-causing-a-stink\/\" title=\"North Korea Issues Warning To United States: \u2018Refrain From Causing a Stink\u2019\">defense ministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Iran&#8217;s\u2062 reckless \u200cchoice to continue its \u200bproliferation of destructive UAVs\u2062 [unmanned aerial vehicles] \u2064and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-enablers-of-irans-missile-drone-programs\/\" title=\"US imposes fresh sanctions on those supporting Iran's missile and drone initiatives.\">weapons prolongs numerous conflicts<\/a> in \u200bregions around the world,&#8221;\u200d said\u200c Brian \u200dNelson, undersecretary of\u2062 the \u200cTreasury for Terrorism\u2063 and \u2064Financial Intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Senators \u2064Introduce Bill\u2062 to Refreeze \u2062$6 Billion in Iran \u2064Assets\u200c After Hamas \u2062Attacks Israel<\/h3>\n<p>10\/18\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Lindsey Graham Issues\u2063 &#8216;Escalation Warning&#8217; to Iran<\/h3>\n<p>10\/16\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sanctions target \u206411 individuals,\u2062 eight entities, and one \u200bcargo\u200d vessel. These include equipment firms and\u2063 directors based \u200cin Iran, tech companies in Hong Kong, Chinese nationals, and Iranian officials such as Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani and Jaber\u200b Reihani, the \u200ddefense attach\u00e9 in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>The specified entities will have their\u2063 access \u200dto any \u200cproperty or financial assets in\u2063 the United States blocked.\u2064 Additionally, U.S. citizens, companies, and \u200cfinancial institutions are prohibited from engaging in certain\u2063 transactions with these entities.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>On top of the new\u2063 sanctions, the United States\u200d has also issued guidance to notify the private sector about Iran&#8217;s missile procurement activities and the associated risks of violating\u2063 the sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These sanctions come at a time when the United Nations restrictions on \u200dIran&#8217;s missile-related activities \u2063are set to expire. However, Secretary of State Antony \u2064Blinken \u2064emphasized that the United States has been actively working to \u200cdisrupt Iran&#8217;s\u200b missile \u200dprogram even before the U.N. imposed these restrictions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We will continue to do so, using every tool at our disposal, so long as Iran poses a threat to security and stability in the Middle East region \u2062and around the world,&#8221; said Mr. Blinken.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These tools \u2063include \u2063not \u2064only sanctions \u2063but also export\u200b controls,\u2063 diplomatic engagement, cooperation with the private sector, \u200band interdictions. Mr. Blinken highlighted\u2064 the \u200bdestructive\u200b impact of Iran&#8217;s \u2062provision of missiles and unmanned\u2064 aerial vehicles to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">terrorist organizations<\/a> and the threats they pose to Israel and other Gulf partners.<\/p>\n<h2>Accountability<\/h2>\n<p>The announcement of new sanctions coincided\u200c with \u200dPresident Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2064 visit to Israel, demonstrating support for the \u2063U.S. ally in its conflict with Hamas, a Gaza-based terrorist organization sponsored by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers have called for accountability\u200b for Iran in response to a surprise attack \u2063by Hamas on Israel, resulting in the\u2062 deaths of numerous Israelis and Americans. However, the Biden administration maintains that no evidence has been found linking Iran to the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Republicans in Congress have introduced bills to refreeze the $6 billion \u200bin Iranian \u2063assets released by the Biden administration in September. Senator\u200c Thom Tillis, a \u2064co-sponsor of the Revoke Iranian Funding Act, criticized the administration&#8217;s decision, emphasizing Iran&#8217;s role as the world&#8217;s \u2064largest\u2062 state sponsor of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the \u2063Biden administration has also imposed sanctions on 10 Hamas members, operatives, and financial facilitators in \u200cvarious countries. These\u200c sanctions block financial and property transactions and prohibit U.S. persons and financial \u2062institutions from \u200bproviding funds, goods, or services to or from\u200d those sanctioned.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The United States is taking swift and decisive action to target Hamas&#8217;s financiers and facilitators\u2063 following its \u2064brutal and unconscionable massacre of Israeli civilians, including children,&#8221; said Treasury Secretary \u200bJanet\u200d Yellen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Yellen emphasized the commitment to disrupt terror finance and prevent Hamas from raising \u200cfunds to\u2062 carry out atrocities. The United States will continue to\u200c use sanctions\u2064 and \u2063collaborate with allies to track and seize Hamas-related assets.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters\u200b and \u200cThe \u200bAssociated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why is there a need to prevent the further \u200cproliferation of\u200d Iran&#8217;s missile and drone programs?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  That Iran&#8217;s missile \u2062and drone programs have had on various conflicts around the world, and the need to prevent their further proliferation.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063fresh sanctions imposed by the United States aim to \u200bdisrupt the production and\u200c proliferation of \u200dmissiles \u2063and drones by entities that support Iran&#8217;s IRGC and defense ministry. In\u2063 total, 11 individuals, eight entities, and one cargo \u2063vessel have been targeted by these \u2063sanctions. This includes equipment firms and directors based in Iran, tech \u2062companies\u200d in Hong\u200b Kong, Chinese \u2063nationals, and Iranian officials.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of these sanctions,\u200d the specified\u2063 entities\u2062 will have their access to any property\u2063 or financial assets in the United States blocked, and U.S. citizens, companies, and financial institutions are prohibited \u2064from engaging in certain transactions with them.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to implementing these new sanctions, the United States has also issued guidance to\u200b notify the \u2063private sector about Iran&#8217;s missile procurement activities and the associated risks \u200bof violating\u2062 the sanctions. This \u200chighlights the United States&#8217; commitment to disrupting Iran&#8217;s missile program, \u2064even before the \u2063expiration of the United Nations restrictions on Iran&#8217;s missile-related activities.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized that the United States\u200d will continue to use \u2063every tool at its disposal to disrupt Iran&#8217;s \u2063missile program, as \u200blong as Iran poses a\u2063 threat to security and stability in\u2062 the Middle East region and \u2063worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>These tools include not only sanctions but also export controls, diplomatic\u200d engagement, cooperation with the\u2062 private sector,\u200b and\u2064 interdictions. \u200dThe\u200b United States recognizes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solution-found-behar-on-school-students-just-have-everyone-repeat-the-year\/\" title=\"SOLUTION FOUND: Behar On School Students: \u2018Just Have Everyone Repeat The Year\u2019\">destructive impact<\/a> that Iran&#8217;s missile and \u2063drone programs have had on numerous conflicts globally and \u2064seeks to prevent their further proliferation.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the \u200cimposition of new sanctions on Iran, \u200dHong Kong, \u200cChina, and Venezuela demonstrates the United States&#8217; commitment to disrupting Iran&#8217;s missile\u2064 and drone programs \u2064and preventing their proliferation\u2064 by entities supporting\u200d Iran&#8217;s military capabilities. The United States remains committed to maintaining \u2063security and stability in the Middle\u2062 East and around the world, using all available means to address threats posed by \u200cIran&#8217;s ballistic missile and drone programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has imposed fresh sanctions on entities in Iran, Hong Kong, China, and Venezuela for aiding Iran&#8217;s missile and drone programs. The Treasury Department revealed this in an Oct. 18 press release, stating that 20 entities had backed Iran&#8217;s IRGC and defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1226,"featured_media":2072769,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2072768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2072768","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\/1226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2072768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2072769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2072768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2072768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2072768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}