Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) - The United States declared new sanctions, on Friday, targeting members of a "network of companies and individuals who provided influential support" for drone programs and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Corps..
The sanctions were affected by Saeed Agagani, commander of the drone of the Air Force, a satellite force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, according to the US Treasury State statement.
The statement said that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Force "used murderous drones and their use spread by Iran -backed groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Hezbollah Brigades, Houthis, and Ethiopia, as it threatens the escalating crisis by destabilizing the broader region.".
"Iran's deployment of drones in the region threatens international peace and stability.".
He added that Iran and its agents use "drones to attack the American forces and our partners and international shipping".
The American Treasury said that under the leadership of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Saeed Agagani, for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards drone, the attack of July 29, 2021 was launched on the Mercer commercial shipping ship off the coast of Amman, killing two crew members.
"Agagani was also behind a drone attack on a Saudi oil refinery (Aramco) in 2019.".
The American treasury has accused Iran of being involved in many prominent attacks against international shipping over the past few years, causing damage to Saudi, Emirati and Norwegian ships..
The sanctions included Kimia Part Sivan, based in Iran, which worked with the Quds Force to improve the drone program, while Muhammad Ibrahim Zargar Tahrani helped Kibas to obtain aircraft components from companies based outside Iran, according to the US Treasury statement.
Also included in the sanctions list, the dean of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Abdullah Muhrabi, as the head of the Jihad Research Organization in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, to buy engines for aircraft driving in favor of the organization from OJE PARVAZ MADO NAFAR (MADO), which is an entity that participates in its ownership and was its president.The sanctions also prolonged the company.