US Sanctions Chinese, Hong Kong Entities Over Alleged Iranian Drone Links

The entities helped procure and ship the key components to Iran, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

An Iranian-made drone is shown during the Army Day celebrations in Tehran, Iran, on April 18, 2010. Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images

The United States imposed sanctions on six Chinese and Hong Kong-based entities that allegedly helped procure key components for Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and ballistic missile programs, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Feb. 26.

In a statement, the department said the entities had procured UAV components on behalf of the U.S.-sanctioned Iranian firm Pishtazan Kavosh Gostar Boshra (PKGB) and its subsidiary, Narin Sepehr Mobin Isatis (NSMI).