US and UK impose sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel

The US and UK have imposed new sanctions on Iran after its missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend. 

The US Treasury Department said the measures targeted 16 individuals and two entities enabling Iran’s unarmed aerial vehicle (UAV) production.

That included targeting engine types that power Iran’s Shahed variant UAVs, which were used in the 13 April attack, as well as five companies providing component materials to Iran’s Khuzestan Steel Company (KSC), one of the country's largest steel producers.

Meanwhile, Britain imposed sanctions targeting Iranian military organisations, individuals and entities involved in the UAV and ballistic missile industries.