(MENAFN) The US Treasury Department announced that it is placing two Ukrainian companies on a sanctions list for supplying critical drone components to an Iranian state-operated UAV manufacturer.

This action is part of a broader sanctions initiative intended to disrupt what the department described as Tehran’s “transnational missile and UAV procurement networks.”

The measures affect 32 entities and individuals across Iran, the UAE, Türkiye, China, India, Germany, and Ukraine.

The Treasury alleged that Ukrainian companies GK Imperativ and Ekofera acted as intermediaries for Iranian procurement agents, facilitating the transfer of parts to the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA).

HESA is recognized as the developer and manufacturer of the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 long-range loitering munitions and has been under US sanctions since 2008.

The components reportedly shipped to Iran through the two Ukrainian firms included alternator parts, engines, attitude indicators, sensors, and other technical equipment, according to the Treasury’s statement.

Additionally, three Iranian nationals believed to be working with GK Imperativ and Ekofera were also targeted with sanctions, the department confirmed on Wednesday.

According to a media outlet, GK Imperativ was founded in Kharkov, northeastern Ukraine, in 2018, while Ekofera, established in 2016, maintains offices in both Kharkov and Kiev.

During the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, authorities in Kyiv have noted that Geran-2 drones, frequently used by Russia to strike military facilities, are actually Iranian-made Shahed drones.

President Vladimir Zelensky has condemned Tehran’s actions, calling it on “the dark side of history” and urging it to cease supplying UAVs to Moscow.

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