US sanctions procurement network supporting Iran's UAV and military programs

The United States has imposed sanctions against six legal entities and one individual facilitating Iran's procurement of electronic components, including those used in unmanned aerial vehicles, Report informs, citing the statement of the US Treasury.

"Today, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated one individual and six entities in a sanctions evasion network that has facilitated Iran’s procurement of electronic components for its destabilizing military programs, including those used in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)," the statement says.