America Sanctions on Iran: Amidst the war between Israel and Hamas, Iran is supporting Hamas. Not only this, it is also supporting the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon against the enemy country Israel. This same Hezbollah is continuously attacking Israel. Iran had even threatened Israel that if it captured the Gaza Strip, it would have to face serious consequences. America has torn Iran’s wings over these maneuvers by Iran against its friend country Israel. America has dealt a major blow to Iran’s missile and drone programs and imposed sanctions. Know the whole matter.
The Biden administration imposed new sanctions on Wednesday targeting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs. The US on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on people and companies based in Iran, Hong Kong, China and Venezuela for enabling Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs, according to the Treasury Department. “The sanctions target individuals who helped Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian Defense Ministry produce missiles and drones,” the Treasury said in a statement.
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In this, 11 people, eight companies and one ship were targeted. Brian Nelson, Under Secretary of State for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, said, ‘Iran’s reckless production of destructive UAVs and other weapons exacerbates conflicts in many regions around the world.’ The Treasury said the companies sanctioned include Iran-based Fanavarat Sanat Artebet Company, which produces guidance systems that avoid jammers. They include two directors, Armin Ghorsi Anbaran and Hossein Hemsi.
UN sanctions ended, America took action to ban
The new sanctions imposed by the US on Iran come at a time when UN sanctions imposed on Iran’s ballistic missile program since 2015 expired. These sanctions have been imposed on Iran at a time when tensions are increasing in the Middle East due to the war between Israel and Hamas. In fact, Iran has violated the terms of the nuclear deal in the last 8 years. Germany, France, the UK and the US said they would impose similar obstacles to Iran’s missile program through their own national sanctions despite the end of UN sanctions.
Iran-backed Hezbollah continues attacking Israel
On the other hand, Iran is continuously attacking Iran-backed Hezbollah. Because Hezbollah is also continuously attacking Israel from Lebanon. Sometimes attacks are being made with anti-tank missiles and sometimes with rockets. Hezbollah also carried out attacks on Wednesday. In response, Israel responded to Hezbollah in its own language and attacked its military bases. According to the Israeli Army IDF, in the last few hours the Israeli Army attacked Hezbollah positions on the Lebanon border at the same place from where anti-tank missiles were being fired.