U.S. announces sanctions over alleged Iran-Venezuela weapon trade

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. administration on Tuesday announced sanctions against 10 entities and individuals based in Iran and Venezuela, accusing Tehran of supplying conventional weapons to Caracas and threatening U.S. interests across the Western Hemisphere including U.S. homeland.

In separate statements, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. 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.

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