United States President Donald Trump has hit some suppliers of Iranian missiles and drones with fresh sanctions.
The US Treasury Department stated this on Tuesday, saying that it was sanctioning 14 individuals, entities, and aircraft based in Iran, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates, UAE, for their involvement in procuring or transporting weapons or weapons components on behalf of the Iranian regime.
The targeting of Iranian weapons supplies
by Trump’s administration is coming the US has said that Iran’s military capabilities have been severely diminished following Operation Epic Fury.
This effort by the US is to prevent Iran from rebuilding those military programs.
A statement by the Treasury Department said Iran is seeking to reconstitute its production capacity for drones and missiles.
“Iran is increasingly relying on Shahed-series one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs, to target the United States and its allies, including energy infrastructure in the region. These designations support Economic Fury in response to the Iranian regime’s continued threats to global security,” the statement said.
According to the department, this new round of sanctions is authorized by a presidential memorandum signed by President Donald Trump last year, which aims to curtail Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities.
“The Iranian regime must be held accountable for its extortion of global energy markets and indiscriminate targeting of civilians with missiles and drones,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement
