New US Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran
📌 The United States, under the Donald Trump administration, initiated a new, dangerous line of attack against Nicolás Maduro by launching anti-terrorism measures targeting the Iran-Venezuela relationship.
⚖️ The Department of the Treasury's OFAC announced new sanctions against at least 10 companies and individuals in both Venezuela and Iran due to commercial ties involving Iranian attack drones supplied to the Venezuelan regime.
🚨 The Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence described Iran and Venezuela as responsible for the "reckless and aggressive proliferation of deadly weapons" globally, elevating the threat level beyond drug trafficking to "narcoterrorism."

Drone Proliferation and Security Threats
🚀 The sanctions specifically target the supply of Iranian drones, including the Mohajer 6 UAV (rebranded as the Ansu series in Venezuela) and the Mohajer 2 equipped with a guided air-to-surface missile.
🛡️ These drones, displayed in Venezuelan military parades, are considered a clear threat to US security and allies in the Middle East (specifically mentioning Israel), destabilizing commercial maritime transport in the Red Sea.
🏭 The Venezuelan company EANA (Empresa Aeronáutica Nacional SA) is sanctioned for assembling and maintaining these Iranian drones, acting as a bridge between Maduro's regime and Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

Targeted Entities and Financial Implications
🔗 Among the sanctioned is José Jesús Urdaneta González, President of EANA, for coordinating drone production with Iranian and Venezuelan military representatives.
🧪 Three individuals in Iran were sanctioned for acquiring chemicals (like sodium perchlorate, sebacic acid, and nitrocellulose) crucial for solid-fuel rocket engines used in ballistic missile programs.
🚫 The immediate effect of the OFAC sanctions is the freezing and seizure of all designated assets located in the US, prohibiting all financial transactions with these entities, affecting over 99.99% of major global financial institutions.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ The US is now framing the Venezuelan threat primarily as "pure and hard terrorism" due to the production of military arms, shifting focus from previous "narcoterrorism" accusations.
➡️ The collaboration involves manufacturing drones in a country that allegedly cannot feed its own population, highlighting a misplaced national priority under the current regime.
➡️ These administrative sanctions (not judicial actions) aim to force the targeted entities to cease their "terrorist activities" and will likely cause severe difficulties for sanctioned Venezuelan entities, potentially forcing them into the black market for supplies like fuel.

📸 Video summarized with SummaryTube.com on Dec 30, 2025, 19:46 UTC