Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has announced the imposition of a new package of sanctions against Iranians involved in manufacturing drones and selling them to Russia.
The UK government’s Regional Media and Communication Center quoted Cleverly in a statement on Tuesday: “Instead of listening to the Iranian people’s demands for change, the Iranian regime has entered into a desperate alliance with Russia and supplied it with weapons that they are used against civilian targets. These actions cannot be tolerated.” to pass without responsibility.
He added that continued Iranian support for Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine poses a threat to international security, and this is yet another evidence of Iran’s activity, which has long threatened the stability of the Middle East region.
The British minister said: “Iran is entering into these agreements, in exchange for an unprecedented level of military and technical support, and the opportunity to test its weapons on the streets of Kiev”, underlining: “We will not stand to watch as the Iranian government regime threatens our partners in the Middle East”. “Faced with the continued Iranian threat, the UK remains firmly committed to the security of its partners and allies,” he said.
The announced sanctions package includes a number of people facilitating the production and sale of drones, including the co-owner and CEO of MADO, the company that produces the drones used by Russian forces in Ukraine.
