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US imposes new sanctions against suppliers of weapons to Iran

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21.04.2026

The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its ballistic missile inventories after US-Israeli attacks, the Treasury Department said.

The targets, which also include aircraft, are based in Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates and were cited for their involvement in procuring or transporting weapons or components on Iran’s behalf, the Treasury Department said in a statement.

“As the United States continues to deplete Iran’s ballistic missile inventories, the regime is seeking to reconstitute its production capacity,” it said.

“The Iranian regime must be held accountable for its extortion of global energy markets and indiscriminate targeting of civilians with missiles and drones,” Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in the statement.

The Treasury, he said, “will continue to follow the money and target the Iranian regime’s recklessness and those who enable it.”

Noting that Iran is increasingly relying on Shahed-series attack drones “to target the United States and its allies, including energy infrastructure in the........

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