India, April 26 -- The United States has imposed sanctions on a dozen Iranian entities, individuals, and vessels that have played a key role in facilitating and financing the clandestine sale of domestically manufactured drones for Iranian military.

Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) is involved in supporting the Iranian regime's UAV development and procurement, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Russia's war in Ukraine.

Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Sahara Thunder, the main front company that oversees MODAFL's commercial activities in support of these efforts.

Sahara Thunder also plays a key role in Iran's design, development, manufa...