"The penalties on Tuesday targeted Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA (EANSA), a Venezuelan firm that the US Department of the Treasury said maintains and oversees the assembly of drones from Iran's Qods Aviation Industries, which is already under sanctions by Washington. list of 3 itemsend of list The department also sanctioned the company's chairman, Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez, accusing him of coordinating with members and representatives of the Venezuelan and Iranian armed forces on the production of UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] in Venezuela."
"Treasury is holding Iran and Venezuela accountable for their aggressive and reckless proliferation of deadly weapons around the world, Treasury official John Hurley said in a statement. We will continue to take swift action to deprive those who enable Iran's military-industrial complex access to the US financial system, he said. The sanctions freeze any assets of the targeted firms and individuals in the US and make it generally illegal for American citizens to engage in financial transactions with them."
"In its statement, the US alleged Tehran and Caracas have coordinated the provision of drones to Venezuela since 2006. Iran's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) has been under US sanctions since 2020 for what Washington said is its role in both selling and procuring weapons. The US is by far the largest weapons exporter in the world."
The United States imposed sanctions on Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA (EANSA) and its chairman, Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez, for maintaining and overseeing assembly of Iranian-designed drones and coordinating UAV production with Venezuelan and Iranian armed forces. The sanctions freeze any assets of the targeted firms and individuals in the US and generally bar American citizens from engaging in financial transactions with them. Washington alleges Tehran and Caracas have coordinated provision of drones to Venezuela since 2006. Iran's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) has been under US sanctions since 2020 for selling and procuring weapons. The Treasury also targeted several Iranians linked to Iran's arms industry amid threats of further strikes by President Donald Trump if Iran rebuilds its missile.
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