The US blacklisted seven Iranian companies that help Russia with drones

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The US Commerce Department on Tuesday imposed new sanctions against seven Iranian entities over their production of drones that Russia uses to attack Ukraine.

This is reported by “European Truth” with reference to Reuters.

Companies and institutions from Iran have been placed on the US export control list as engaging in activities contrary to US national security and foreign policy interests.

Some of the listed companies are associated with the Iranian regime’s military organization, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Sanctions of the US Department of Commerce provide that any suppliers of these organizations must have appropriate licenses for the supply of goods and technologies. At the same time, most likely, licenses will be issued only for the supply of food and medicine.

As you know, since the summer of 2022, Russia has been using Iranian-made Shahed drones in Ukraine, which it calls its own development “Geranium”. Despite the assertions of Kyiv and the West, Iran has repeatedly denied that it is helping the Russian Federation with weapons – but has already admitted that it transferred drones before the start of a full-scale invasion.

Since then, the US and other Western countries have consistently imposed sanctions against Iranian companies and people involved in the production of drones and their provision to Russia.

Yes, in November 2022, the US additional sanctions were introduced against individuals and legal entities involved in the production or transfer to Russia of Iranian drones, and in December – also against Russian institutions because of their involvement in the illegal purchase of drones from Iran and their use in the war in Ukraine.

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