Published: 11:10, December 31, 2025
US announces sanctions over alleged Iran-Venezuela weapon trade
By Xinhua
This screenshot from a video posted by US Attorney General Pam Bondi on her X account on Dec 10, 2025 shows execution of "a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran" off the coast of Venezuela on Dec 10. (PHOTO / AFP)

WASHINGTON - The US administration on Tuesday announced sanctions against 10 entities and individuals based in Iran and Venezuela, accusing Teheran of supplying conventional weapons to Caracas and threatening US interests across the Western Hemisphere including US homeland.

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In separate statements, the US Department of State and the US Department of the Treasury said a Venezuelan company targeted by the sanctions had been involved in the sale of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian designed combat unmanned aerial vehicles.