US Announces Sanctions on Iran Drone Procurement Network

US Announces Sanctions on Iran Drone Procurement Network
The Department of the Treasury's seal outside the Treasury Department building in Washington on May 4, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—The United States said Tuesday it is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian firms and people accused of procuring equipment used for Iranian drones.

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control coordinated with the FBI to designate four firms and three people in Iran and Turkey for allegedly buying equipment, including European-made engines, to be used for Iran’s drone and weapons programs.