The US imposed new sanctions on Iran drones and Wagner
Iran’s UAV manufacturer Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center, as well as Success Aviation Services FZC and iJet Global DMCC were added to the sanctions list.
USA Ministry of Finance drone transfer from Tehran to Moscow and Russia’s Wagner private military announced sanctions against three companies and two individuals related to the group.
This company and individuals Iran are accused of bringing their drones to Russia.
Iran’s UAV manufacturer Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center, as well as Success Aviation Services FZC and iJet Global DMCC have been added to the sanctions list.
USA authorities accuse these companies of supplying Russia with drones.
Also to the list Abbas Jum and Tigran SrabrionovNames are included. USA According to the Ministry of Finance, these individuals are private Wagner military company Iran equipped with drones.
of Ukraine against those who attack territorial integrity
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said:
“As we have demonstrated many times, the United States is determined to impose sanctions on individuals and companies that support Russia’s unjustified interference in Ukraine. Today’s events Iran peace from drones Ukraine it is seen to bring responsibility to those who mediate the use against the population”.
Earlier in Shahed Aviation Industries v European Union imposed sanctions.
That time Europe officials said that with sanctions actions of Ukraine targets those who threaten sovereignty and territorial integrity.
These sanctions Britain and Switzerland also joined.
Kyiv It accuses Moscow of using Iranian drones in attacks on civilian objects.
Ukraine party states that his military forces have so far shot down more than 300 Iranian drones.
Denials and confessions
Russia side persistently denied the news about the purchase of drones from Iran. However Russia Ministry of Defence besides, one of the representatives of the Public Council missed the truth of this news on the live broadcast of the RBK TV channel.
On November 5, Iran confirmed that it had provided Shahed drones to Russia.
Foreign Minister of Iran Hussein Amir Abdullahian said that Tehran had given Moscow a small number of drones, but that was a few months before the invasion of Ukraine.
CNN, citing unnamed officials of one of the Western countries, reported that Tehran is preparing to send another thousand weapons to Moscow.
The source said that 450 of them are drones, and the rest are surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missiles.