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The United Kingdom imposed new sanctions<\/a> on three Iranian military officials and one defense manufacturer on Thursday, a day after British, French, and American representatives to the United Nations highlighted Iran\u2019s ongoing provision of military drones to Russia for use in its war on Ukraine. Iran predictably denied the accusations levied in that Security Council meeting, but Ukraine has urged experts to visit the country and directly examine the evidence of Iranian manufacture in components recovered from the sites of Russian drone attacks.<\/p>\n The meeting took place on the same day as a number of kamikaze drones struck<\/a> Ukrainian power plants, amidst what has been described as a week-long flurry of similar attacks. The drones are the product of the Iranian regime similarly leaning into tactics of asymmetric warfare, in absence of the ability to modernize the nation\u2019s air force amidst punishing multi-lateral sanctions.<\/p>\n That trend has been ongoing for years. Last year, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) held a press conference<\/a> to warn about the expansion of the regime\u2019s drone manufacturing, and to highlight its likely impact on the paramilitary capabilities of Iran-backed proxies like Hezbollah and the Houthi militants.<\/p>\n The acquisition of drones and other advanced military technology eventually allowed Houthi attacks to penetrate deep into Saudi territory. This, however, allowed for the recovery and analysis of components that left absolutely no doubt about the Iranian origins of the weaponry.<\/p>\n This process stands to be repeated in the wake of Ukraine\u2019s invitation for military experts to visit, but this should not be necessary in order to disregard the Iranian regime\u2019s denial of culpability for attacks on Ukrainian power plants and other civilian targets.<\/p>\n Oct 6, 2021 Press Conf – Exposed: The IRGC Aerospace Force Drone Command Center\u2019s 8 UAV manufacturing centers & 7 UAV maintenance & utilization centers, including The headquarters of the drone command center in Dastvareh in northwestern Tehran#Iran<\/a> #UAV<\/a> #Drones<\/a> #Terrorism<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yzzjVjowwN<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) October 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n