OFAC sanctions Iranian drone programme

OFAC says it has ‘designated members of a network of companies and individuals that have provided critical support to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its expeditionary unit, the IRGC Qods Force (IRGC-QF),’ and the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) UAV Command, Saeed Aghajani.

‘The IRGC-QF,’ said OFAC, ‘has used and proliferated lethal UAVs for use by Iran-supported groups, including Hizballah, HAMAS, Kata’ib Hizballah, and the Houthis, and to Ethiopia, where the escalating crisis threatens to destabilize the broader region. Lethal UAVs have been used in attacks on international shipping and on U.S. forces.’

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo said that Iran’s proliferation of UAVs across the region ‘threatens international peace and stability. Iran and its proxy militants have used UAVs to attack U.S. forces, our partners, and international shipping.’

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20211029