PUBLISHED : 13 Nov 2025 at 17:04
WASHINGTON — The United States sanctioned dozens of firms and people supporting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone manufacturing industry across countries in Asia and the Middle East as part of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.
The Treasury Department announced sanctions Wednesday on 32 individuals and entities in Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, China, Hong Kong, India, Germany and Ukraine that it said have helped procure key components, including missile propellant precursors, for the drone and missile programs.
“Across the globe, Iran exploits financial systems to launder funds, procure components for its nuclear and conventional weapons programs, and support its terrorist proxies,” Treasury’s under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, John Hurley, said in a statement.
Treasury targeted an international network known as the “MVM partnership,” which it said provides the ingredients for ballistic missile propellant form China and is run by UAE-based Marco Klinge, as well as Majid Dolatkhah and Vahid Qayum, who both operated out of Iran and Turkey.
The three men and entities connected to them are being blacklisted, according to the statement from Treasury. The US also targeted Ma Jie, an individual based in China, who it said helped Iranian defence officials meet with Chinese suppliers.
The move marks the second round of nonproliferation sanctions from the White House against Iran since the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) moved to reimpose nuclear sanctions on Iran in late September. Those restrictions had been lifted as part of a 2015 nuclear deal with the US and other nations.
“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,” Hurley said.
The UN’s move to put the sanctions back on comes after Israel and the US carried out airstrikes that hit Iran’s key nuclear sites in June.
Also on Wednesday, the UN nuclear watchdog reiterated it has not been able to verify Iran’s fuel stockpile since mid-June, following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran.