The US hits six executives and board members of an Iranian drone manufacturer with sanctions after the firm allegedly supplied Moscow with drones that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine.
Wreckage of what Kyiv described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine.abc.net.au/news/iranian-drone-maker-sanctioned-for-supplying-moscow/101834814The US has hit six executives and board members of an Iranian drone manufacturer with sanctions after the firm allegedly supplied Moscow with drones that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine.
The US Treasury Department says the firm changed its name to Light Airplanes Design and Manufacturing Industries in mid-2020 to evade sanctions.
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