Washington: The United States has announced sweeping sanctions on 32 individuals and entities spread across India, Iran, China, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Turkiye and two others, accusing them of running complex procurement networks that fuel Iran’s expanding ballistic missile and drone programmes.

In a statement released by the State Department, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas Tommy Pigott said these sanctions are aimed at disrupting systems that directly support the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its military production lines.

“These networks sustain Iran’s efforts to build advanced weapons, including unmanned aerial vehicles and long-range missiles,” he said.

The move comes as part of Washington’s enforcement of United Nations sanctions reimposed on Sept

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