USA and the United Kingdom They imposed sanctions this Thursday against “the drone program, the steel industry and automakers of Iran” following the attack on Israel, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday Treasure United States.
Washington’s sanctions aim to “16 individuals and two entities enabling the production of Iranian drones,” like the Shahed, who “They were used in the attack on April 13”, he added. Those in London are directed against “several Iranian military organizations, individuals and entities involved in the Iranian drone and ballistic missile industry.”
They also cover three subsidiaries of the Iranian carmaker Bahman Group and the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
US President Joe Biden said that, with these new sanctions, his country will continue trying to hold Iran “accountable” for its actions, and assured that they aim “limit destabilizing military programs” of the Islamic republic, according to a press release from the White House.
The measures imposed by London aim in turn to “several Iranian military organizations, individuals and entities involved with the Iranian drone and ballistic missile industries,” said Treasury.
Iran launched more than 350 drones and missiles at Israel overnight Saturday, but almost all were intercepted in flight.
Tehran presented its attack as a response to the deadly attack widely attributed to Israel on the Iranian consulate in Damascus in early April.
In response, Western countries have promised to strengthen their sanctions against Iran, but also aim to avoid an escalation of violence in the region.
The European Union decided on Wednesday at a summit in Brussels to impose new sanctions against Iranian producers of drones and missiles.
On Thursday, the head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock, indicated that the leaders of the G7 countries, meeting on the Italian island of Capri, are analyzing “additional measures”, while insisting on the need to avoid “an escalation.”
The G7 countries (United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Italy) are expected to request individual sanctions against people involved in the supply chain of missiles and drones to Iran, according to a Foreign Office source. Italian.
The G7 finance ministers and central bankers, meeting in Washington, in turn promised, in a statement issued on Wednesday night, to guarantee “close coordination of any future measures aimed at weakening Iran’s ability to acquire, produce or transfer weapons to support its regional destabilizing activities.”
They also advocated “stability across the region, given the economic risks posed by an escalation, particularly disruptions to international shipping.”
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Source: Gestion
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