New EU sanctions once morest Iran for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine are in force. As can be seen from the EU Official Journal on Thursday, the company Shahed Aviation Industries and three high-ranking military officers are affected. According to the EU, you are involved in the development and delivery of combat drones to Russia.
Shahed Aviation Industries is a company affiliated with the Air and Space Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is responsible for the design and development of the Shahed series of Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the Official Gazette. These were delivered to Russia and would be used in the war of aggression once morest Ukraine, it is said.
Affected people
The people involved are the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, as well as General Sayed Hojatollah Qureishi and Brigadier General Saeed Aghajani. Qureishi, as head of department at the Defense Ministry, is responsible for negotiating the supply agreement with Russia, the EU said in the Official Journal.
Aghajani is commander of the drone command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Forces and oversees, among other things, the delivery of drones to international allies of Iran.
sanctions
EU entry bans apply to all three people with immediate effect. In addition, no more business can be done with those affected and any assets that may exist in the EU will be frozen.
According to the Council Presidency, sanctions will also be confirmed once morest two other companies and people who are already on an EU sanctions list for other reasons.
Russia had repeatedly attacked Ukraine in the past few days using Iran’s single-use Shahed 136 combat drones. According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, there have been more than 100 attacks with so-called kamikaze drones since last week. Iran denies having supplied Russia with the drones.
