The United States said on Wednesday it was adding 15 Chinese companies to its restricted trade list for facilitating the purchase of American electronic components found in drones operated by Iranian proxies, including the Houthis and Hamas terrorist organizations.
Ten companies in China were designated for the Commerce Department's so-called Entity List for facilitating the purchase of components found in weaponized unmanned aircraft systems operated by the proxies, including Yemen's Houthis, according to a post in the Federal Register.
Five additional Chinese companies were cited based on information that, after Hamas's October 7 massacre, the IDF uncovered unmanned aircraft vehicles operated by Hamas during the massacre, the Federal Register statement said.
The Commerce Department is adding 29 entries in all, including companies based in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
This is a developing story.