{"id":2230274,"date":"2024-04-25T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-uk-and-canada-sanction-iranian-drone-network\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T16:36:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:36:03","slug":"us-uk-and-canada-sanction-iranian-drone-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-uk-and-canada-sanction-iranian-drone-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Drone Network Sanctioned by US, UK, and Canada"},"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\">18<\/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-uk-and-canada-sanction-iranian-drone-network%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=2230274&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--><p>The United States, along\u2063 with \u200cthe United Kingdom \u200cand Canada, \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-hands-over-body-of-alexei-navalny-to-mother-after-days-of-resistance\/\" title=\"Kremlin finally surrenders Navalny's body to his mother, ending days of resistance\">imposed additional sanctions<\/a> on Iran&#8217;s\u200b drone network. \u2064The Treasury \u2063Department\u2064 sanctioned entities involved in financing Iranian \u2063drone \u2064sales. This \u200cnetwork operates\u2064 under Iran&#8217;s Ministry\u200b of\u200c Defense and supports Russia&#8217;s involvement in the war in \u2063Ukraine. The US targeted Sahara Thunder, a key company overseeing MODAFL&#8217;s\u2062 commercial activities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The United States, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United Kingdom\">United Kingdom<\/a> and Canada, announced on Thursday additional sanctions targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iran\u2019s<\/a> drone proliferation network.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Treasury Department<\/a> sanctioned more than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-slapped-with-subpoena-for-records-of-dealings-with-burisma-chinese-companies\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Slapped with Subpoena for Records of Dealings with Burisma, Chinese Companies\">dozen entities<\/a>, people, and vessels it said \u201cplayed a central role in facilitating and financing the clandestine sale of Iranian\u201d drones. This network works for Iran\u2019s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, or MODAFL, which is involved in supporting Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Guard supports Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran\u2019s Ministry of Defense continues to destabilize the region and world with its support to Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, unprecedented attack on Israel, and proliferation of UAVs and other dangerous military hardware to terrorist proxies,\u201d Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy2295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. said it targeted a company called Sahara Thunder, which it said was the main front overseeing MODAFL\u2019s commercial activity and played a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden's Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">key role<\/a> in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of thousands of drones. MODAFL has worked with Russia to finance and produce Iranian one-way attack drones in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the U.K. and our partners have sent a clear message \u2014 we will hold those responsible for Iran\u2019s destabilizing behavior to account,\u201d U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron said. \u201cAlongside our partners, we will continue to tighten the net on Iran\u2019s ability to develop and export these deadly weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department said that, as of late 2022, Russian officials were negotiating a deal that would have Sahara Thunder deliver and produce thousands of drones at this facility.<\/p>\n<p>Several people involved with Sahara Thunder were sanctioned. Sahara Thunder\u2019s shipping network that involves the transit of Iranian commodities on behalf of MODAFL includes China, Russia, and Venezuela. Washington also targeted two companies and a vessel involved in the shipment\u00a0of Iranian drones.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Iran fired more than three hundred cruise and ballistic missiles and attack drones toward Israel in an unprecedented attack in scope and scale. It was the first Iranian attack against Israel to be launched from Iranian soil. A coalition of allies, including the U.S., helped Israel intercept nearly all of the munitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s attack was in response to an Israeli airstrike that hit a consulate in Damascus, Syria, that killed multiple military officials. Israel countered with a much smaller response, firing a handful of strikes into Iran, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/2972348\/lessons-learned-israel-response-iran-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>proved its ability to do so<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. also announced sanctions on Iran\u2019s drone program last week following the attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US, UK, and Canada imposed new sanctions on Iran&#8217;s drone network, targeting entities aiding clandestine drone sales. The Treasury Department sanctioned several entities, individuals, and vessels facilitating the financing of Iranian drones. 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