On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Department of State announced the imposition of sanctions against Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program.
Iranian reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle Mohajer-6 at the parade of the Iraqi People's Militia Forces (al-Hashd al-Shaabi) in Diyala (Iraq) 26.06.2021 (c) via imp-navigator.livejournal.com
Two Iranian companies - Kimia Part Sivan Company (KIPAS) and Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Company (Mado Company) - as well as four personalities - the head of the Jihad Organization for Research and Self-sufficiency of the IRGC, Chief Brigadier General Abdollah Mehrabi, head of the Command of the UAV of the Aerospace Forces of the IRGC, Brigadier General Said Aghajani, one of the heads of the KIPAS company, were sanctioned "for their links with the activities of the UAV of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran". Mohammad Ebrahim Zargar Teherani and Managing Director of Mado Company Youssef Abtalebi.
In a statement, US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said that "Iran's proliferation of UAVs throughout the region threatens international peace and stability. Iran and its puppet militants have used unmanned aerial vehicles to attack US troops, our partners and international shipping. The Ministry of Finance will continue to hold Iran accountable for its irresponsible and violent actions."
In a statement on the matter, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that "the United States will use all appropriate tools to counter Iran's malicious influence and activities, including the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)."
And further: "The IRGC has used and distributed deadly UAVs for groups supported by Iran, including attacks on American forces and international shipping. The United States will use all available tools, including sanctions, to prevent, deter and dismantle procurement networks that supply UAV-related materials and technologies to Iran, as well as Iranian organizations that participate in such proliferation."
