Archive · 31 Dec 2025
US Sanctions Iran and Venezuela
The United States has added 10 people and companies from Iran and Venezuela to its sanctions list.
The U.S. Treasury said these entities are involved in a weapons program and the trade of drones between the two countries.
One of the sanctioned companies in Venezuela is called Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA, and its leader, Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez, is also on the list.
The sanctions are meant to stop the aggressive weapons activities.
The U.S. Treasury has added 10 individuals and entities from Iran and Venezuela to its sanctions list.
The sanctions target those involved in an aggressive weapons program and the trade of drones.
Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA, a Venezuela-based company, and its chair, Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez, are among the sanctioned entities.
The U.S. Treasury cited the contribution to Iran’s trade of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with Venezuela.
The sanctions aim to curb the aggressive weapons activities between the two countries.
- Who
- The U.S. Treasury
- What
- Added 10 individuals and entities to its sanctions list
- When
- December 30
- Where
- Iran and Venezuela
- Why
- For their aggressive weapons program and trade of drones
- Sanctioned Entities
- 10 individuals and entities
- Countries Involved
- Iran and Venezuela
- Reason for Sanctions
- Aggressive weapons program
- Sanctioned Entity in Venezuela
- Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA
- Chair of Sanctioned Entity
- Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez
- Trade Involved
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones
