{"id":6977,"date":"2025-12-30T17:58:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6977"},"modified":"2025-12-30T17:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:58:50","slug":"us-issues-iran-venezuela-sanctions-over-alleged-drone-trade-us-venezuela-tensions-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6977","title":{"rendered":"US issues Iran-Venezuela sanctions over alleged drone trade | US-Venezuela Tensions News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Washington accuses Tehran and Caracas of \u2018reckless proliferation of deadly weapons\u2019 amid spiraling tensions.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image001-1721915333.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 30 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">30 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p><strong>Washington, DC \u2013<\/strong> The United States has issued sanctions against a Venezuelan company over accusations that it helped acquire Iranian-designed drones as Washington\u2019s tensions with both Tehran and Caracas escalate.<\/p>\n<p>The penalties on Tuesday targeted <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0347\">Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA<\/a> (EANSA), a Venezuelan firm that the US Department of the Treasury said \u201cmaintains and oversees the assembly of\u201d drones from Iran\u2019s Qods Aviation Industries, which is already under sanctions by Washington.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The department also sanctioned the company\u2019s chairman, Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez, accusing him of coordinating \u201cwith members and representatives of the Venezuelan and Iranian armed forces on the production of UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] in Venezuela\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTreasury is holding Iran and Venezuela accountable for their aggressive and reckless proliferation of deadly weapons around the world,\u201d Treasury official John Hurley said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to take swift action to deprive those who enable Iran\u2019s military-industrial complex access to the US financial system,\u201d he said. The sanctions freeze any assets of the targeted firms and individuals in the US and make it generally illegal for American citizens to engage in financial transactions with them.<\/p>\n<p>In its statement, the US alleged Tehran and Caracas have coordinated the \u201cprovision\u201d of drones to Venezuela since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) has been under US sanctions since 2020 for what Washington said is its role in both selling and procuring weapons. The US is by far the largest weapons exporter in the world.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the US Treasury Department also imposed new sanctions against several Iranians it accused of links to Iran\u2019s arms industry.<\/p>\n<p>The actions came a day after President Donald Trump threatened more strikes against Iran if the country rebuilds its missile capabilities or nuclear programme.<\/p>\n<p>The US had joined Israel in its attacks against Iran in June and bombed the country\u2019s three main nuclear sites before a ceasefire ended a 12-day escalation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I hear that Iran is trying to build up again, and if they are, we\u2019re going to have to knock them down,\u201d Trump said on Monday during a joint news conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. \u201cWe\u2019ll knock them down. We\u2019ll knock the hell out of them. But hopefully, that\u2019s not happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran was quick to respond to Trump\u2019s threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response of the Islamic Republic of Iran to any oppressive aggression will be harsh and regrettable,\u201d President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has also taken a confrontational approach towards Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>The US president announced this week that the US \u201chit\u201d a dock in the Latin American country that he said was used to load drug boats. Details of the nature of the strike remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and some of his top aides have falsely suggested that Venezuela\u2019s oil belongs to the US. Washington has also accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, without evidence, of leading a drug trafficking organisation.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has simultaneously been carrying out strikes against what it says are drug-running vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, a campaign that many legal experts said violates US and international law and is tantamount to extrajudicial killings.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past month, the US also has seized at least two oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela after Trump announced a naval blockade against the country.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela has rejected the US moves as \u201cpiracy\u201d and accused the Trump administration of seeking to topple Maduro\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington accuses Tehran and Caracas of \u2018reckless proliferation of deadly weapons\u2019 amid spiraling tensions. 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