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U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Ukrainian Firms for Selling Iran Drone Parts
(MENAFN) Washington has imposed financial penalties on two Ukraine-based companies accused of funneling critical unmanned aerial vehicle components to an Iranian state defense manufacturer, the US Treasury Department announced Wednesday.
The sanctions represent part of a broader crackdown targeting 32 entities and individuals across seven countries—Iran, the UAE, Türkiye, China, India, Germany, and Ukraine—identified as participants in Tehran's "transnational missile and UAV procurement networks," according to the agency.
Treasury officials identified GK Imperativ and Ekofera, both registered in Ukraine, as shell operations for Iranian procurement operatives. The firms allegedly enabled shipments of vital equipment to Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), the state enterprise behind the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 long-range loitering munitions. HESA has faced US sanctions since 2008.
Components routed through the Ukrainian intermediaries included alternator parts, engines, attitude indicators, sensors, and additional hardware, Treasury documents reveal.
Three Iranian citizens allegedly coordinating with the two Ukrainian companies also face penalties under the Wednesday announcement.
Business Insider reports that GK Imperativ was founded in 2018 in Kharkov, northeastern Ukraine. Ekofera, operating since 2016, maintains offices in both Kharkov and Kiev.
Throughout the ongoing conflict, Ukrainian officials have consistently characterized Russia's Geran-2 drones—deployed extensively in strikes on military-linked infrastructure—as Iranian Shaheds operating under a different designation. President Vladimir Zelensky has accused Tehran of being on "the dark side of history" and has issued repeated demands for Iran to cease UAV transfers to Moscow.
Both Russia and Iran have rejected these claims. Tehran has dismissed them as "anti-Iranian propaganda" designed purely to secure increased Western arms shipments to Kiev.
The Russian Defense Ministry maintains that Geran-2 drones are manufactured domestically, along with all other military equipment deployed in the Ukraine theater.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has acknowledged only a limited drone shipment to Russia prior to the February 2022 escalation between Moscow and Kiev, emphasizing that no subsequent deliveries have occurred.
The sanctions represent part of a broader crackdown targeting 32 entities and individuals across seven countries—Iran, the UAE, Türkiye, China, India, Germany, and Ukraine—identified as participants in Tehran's "transnational missile and UAV procurement networks," according to the agency.
Treasury officials identified GK Imperativ and Ekofera, both registered in Ukraine, as shell operations for Iranian procurement operatives. The firms allegedly enabled shipments of vital equipment to Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), the state enterprise behind the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 long-range loitering munitions. HESA has faced US sanctions since 2008.
Components routed through the Ukrainian intermediaries included alternator parts, engines, attitude indicators, sensors, and additional hardware, Treasury documents reveal.
Three Iranian citizens allegedly coordinating with the two Ukrainian companies also face penalties under the Wednesday announcement.
Business Insider reports that GK Imperativ was founded in 2018 in Kharkov, northeastern Ukraine. Ekofera, operating since 2016, maintains offices in both Kharkov and Kiev.
Throughout the ongoing conflict, Ukrainian officials have consistently characterized Russia's Geran-2 drones—deployed extensively in strikes on military-linked infrastructure—as Iranian Shaheds operating under a different designation. President Vladimir Zelensky has accused Tehran of being on "the dark side of history" and has issued repeated demands for Iran to cease UAV transfers to Moscow.
Both Russia and Iran have rejected these claims. Tehran has dismissed them as "anti-Iranian propaganda" designed purely to secure increased Western arms shipments to Kiev.
The Russian Defense Ministry maintains that Geran-2 drones are manufactured domestically, along with all other military equipment deployed in the Ukraine theater.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has acknowledged only a limited drone shipment to Russia prior to the February 2022 escalation between Moscow and Kiev, emphasizing that no subsequent deliveries have occurred.
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