Disrupting Iran’s Overseas Military Procurement Networks
Office of the Spokesperson
Disrupting Iran’s Overseas Military Procurement Networks
Today, the Department of State is sanctioning four entities, including for providing satellite imagery that enables Iran’s military strikes against U.S. forces in the Middle East. The supply of satellite imagery of U.S. facilities in the Middle East to Iran threatens American and partner personnel. The United States will continue to take action to hold China-based entities accountable for their support to Iran and ensure Iran cannot reconstitute its proliferation-sensitive programs following Operation Epic Fury. The targeting of U.S. service members and partners will not go unanswered.
The Department of the Treasury is concurrently designating 10 entities and individuals that are enabling efforts by Iran’s military to secure weapons, as well as raw materials with applications in Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and ballistic missile programs.
The United States, as directed in the President’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 2, is committed to disrupting procurement efforts supporting Iran’s military programs and will not hesitate to hold accountable non-Iranian entities and individuals that contribute to or otherwise support Tehran’s proliferation programs in defiance of United Nations (UN) resolutions.
These actions follow the reimposition of UN restrictive measures and sanctions on September 27, 2025, in response to Iran’s “significant non-performance” of its nuclear commitments. These include, as outlined in Operative Paragraph 8 of UN Security Council resolution 1929, obligations on UN Member States to prevent the transfer to Iran from or through their territories of certain conventional weapons and related materiel, as well as technical training, financial resources or services, advice, other services or assistance related to such items.
All Department of State targets are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13949, which targets certain persons with respect to the conventional arms activities of Iran.
The Department of State is designating the following entities pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) of E.O. 13949 for having provided to Iran any technical training, financial resources or services, advice, other services, or assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel described in Section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13949.
- Meentropy Technology (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd (MizarVision) is a China-based geospatial intelligence firm that published open-source images detailing U.S. military activity during Operation Epic Fury.
- The Earth Eye (TEE) is a China-based entity that provided satellite imagery to Iran during Operation Epic Fury.
The Department is designating the following entities pursuant to Section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13949 for having engaged, or attempted to engage, in any activity that materially contributes to, or poses a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of arms or related materiel or items intended for military end-uses or military end-users, including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or use such items, by the Government of Iran (including persons owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of the Government of Iran) or paramilitary organizations financially or militarily supported by the Government of Iran.
- Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. (Chang Guang) is a China-based commercial satellite company that has collected satellite imagery of U.S. and allied military facilities to support Iranian imagery requests during Operation Epic Fury. Additionally, Chang Guang has previously provided satellite imagery to U.S.-designated Houthis, to target U.S. military assets. Chang Guang was previously designated on December 12, 2023, pursuant to E.O. 14024.
- Ministry of Defence Export Center (MINDEX) is the exporting arm of the U.S.-designated Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). MINDEX promotes Iranian defense equipment at international military exhibitions. MINDEX is the new name of the U.S.-designated Ministry of Defense Logistics Export (MODLEX). MODLEX was previously designated on July 12, 2012, pursuant to E.O. 13382 for being owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act, for or on behalf of, MODAFL. MODLEX was listed under United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1929 (2010) on June 9, 2010.
from Collected Department Releases – United States Department of State https://ift.tt/AIy5iF8