The United States has announced sanctions against an Iranian company, as well as companies from China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, for allegedly supporting Iran’s “unilateral attack” drone program by providing critical components, CNN reported.

As of July, Iran is believed to have supplied Russia with more than 400 Shahed 131, 136 and Mohajer drones for use in the war in Ukraine.

“Iranian-made drones continue to be a key tool for Russia in its attacks on Ukraine, including those that terrorize Ukrainian citizens and attack its critical infrastructure,” U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism Brian Nelson said in a statement.

Sanctions have been imposed against the Iranian company Pishgam Electronic Safeh and its CEO Hamid Reza Janghorbani for purchasing “hundreds of thousands of dollars” worth of servo motors to be used in Iran’s attack drones.

The sanctions also target a Hong Kong company, Hong Kong Himark Electron Model Limited, and a “China-based official of Hong Kong Himark,” Fan Yang, for selling servo motors to Iran worth more than $1 million.

Two Turkish companies that “facilitated financial transactions totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars” for the purchase of Himark servo motors in Hong Kong and a firm in the United Arab Emirates that facilitated the shipment of servo motors were also sanctioned.

Iranian kamikaze drones used in recent attacks on Ukrainian cities are equipped with European components, according to a secret document sent by Kiev to its Western allies, which says the long-range missiles are to attack production centers in Russia, Iran and Syria. writes the publication. Guardian.

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