The US has imposed sanctions on 32 entities and individuals across India, China, the UAE, Turkiye and Iran for allegedly supporting Tehran’s ballistic missile and drone procurement networks. An India-based firm, Farmlane Pvt Ltd, is among those named in the latest crackdown. The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on 32 entities and individuals from multiple nations, including India, for allegedly aiding Iran’s ballistic missile and drone development networks, the State Department announced on Wednesday.
Officials said the move aligns with Washington’s broader strategy to curb Tehran’s growing missile and weapons capabilities. The sanctioned individuals and companies are accused of helping Iran obtain materials and technology for its ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programmes. US expands global crackdown on Iran’s weapons network
According to the US State Department, the sanctions target entities and individuals based in Iran, the UAE, Turkiye, China, Hong Kong, India, and other regions that operate “multiple procurement networks” supporting Iran’s weapons systems, “including on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)”. The department added that the latest measures also reinforce the September 27 reimposition of United Nations sanctions against Iran in response to what it described as Tehran’s “significant non-performance” of its nuclear commitments.
US Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, John K Hurley, said Iran has been exploiting financial systems around the world to move money and source key components for both its nuclear and conventional weapons programmes.
“At the direction of President Trump, we are putting maximum pressure on Iran to end its nuclear threat,” he said, adding. “The United States also expects the international community to fully implement UN snapback sanctions on Iran to cut off its access to the global financial system.”
India-based firm among those sanctioned
Among the new designations is Chandigarh-based Farmlane Private Limited, an India-based company that the Treasury Department linked to Marco Klinge, a UAE-based firm accused of facilitating the procurement of dual-use materials such as sodium chlorate and sodium perchlorate, substances often used in explosives and rocket propellants.
The US said it will continue using “all available means,” including sanctions on entities in third countries, “to expose, disrupt, and counter Iran’s procurement of equipment and items for its ballistic missile and UAV programs, which jeopardise regional security and international stability.”