Abram Pili, Deputy Special Representative for Iran Affairs, welcomed the new European Union sanctions against individuals and entities within the Iranian regime on Friday, May 31, stating that the United States will continue to counter Iran’s range of threats.
In a post on the social media platform X, Abram Pili wrote:
“We welcome today’s sanctions by the EU against several Iranian individuals and entities involved in developing missiles and drones and proliferating them to militant proxies and terrorists.”
On Friday, May 31, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced in a statement the sanctioning of four entities and one individual involved in the Iranian regime’s drone program.
“Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting four entities associated with OFAC-designated Rayan Roshd Afzar Company (RRA) that have procured critical parts for Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. Additionally, OFAC is targeting an Iranian executive of Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), a subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) that oversees UAV manufacturers Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) and Qods Aviation Industries (QAI).”
On the same day, the European Union also sanctioned six individuals and three entities of the Iranian regime for their roles in transferring drones to Russia and providing drones and missiles to “militant groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea.”
The individuals sanctioned by the EU include Esmail Qaani, Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, Gholamali Rashid, Afshin Khajehfard, Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, and Mehdi Dehqani Mohamadabadi. The three entities added to the EU’s sanctions list are Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, the IRGC Navy, and the Kavon Electronics Company.
