The United States and the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Iran on Thursday. The sanctions target Iran's drone program, steel industry, and automobile manufacturers.
Washington's sanctions target 16 people and two entities enabling the production of Iranian drones. The European Union decided Wednesday at a summit in Brussels to impose new sanctions targeting Iranian producers of drones and missiles. G7 countries (US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Japan, and Italy) are expected to call for additional measures against the Islamic Republic, a German official said.. The U.S. and UK imposed the sanctions after Iran's attack on Israel on the night of April 13-14, while seeking to avoid an escalation of violence in the region. Tehran presented its attack as a response to the deadly strike attributed to Israel targeting the Iranian consulate in Damascus in early April, and Iran launched more than 350 drones and missiles against Israel overnight from Saturday to Sunday, almost all of which were intercepted in flight. In response, Western countries have promised to strengthen their sanctions against Iran.