Biden Admin Announces New Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Drone Industry After Attack on Israel by Ryan Morgan – US Politics News

President Joe Biden’s administration announced a new round of sanctions on Thursday, intended to punish key figures in Iran’s drone programs after those weapons systems were used to strike Israel over the weekend.
“Less than a week ago, Iran launched one of the largest missile and drone attacks the world has ever seen against Israel,” President Biden said Thursday. “Together with our allies and partners, the United States defended Israel. We helped defeat this attack. And today, we are holding Iran accountable—imposing new sanctions and export controls on Iran.”
The Iranian government launched its missile and drone barrage against Israel on April 13 in response to an April 1 airstrike targeting the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria. The Iranian government concluded that Israeli forces were responsible for the attack, in which Iranian military officers were killed….