US targets firms in China, Hong Kong for Iranian drone procurement

"Iran continues to try to find new ways to procure the key components it needs to bolster its UAV weapons program through new front companies and third-country suppliers," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. Iran's mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for China's embassy in Washington, said China and Iran's cooperation was "reasonable and legal". "China has always firmly opposed the illegal unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States and will firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises and citizens," he said (Read more at AOL).