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OFAC has designated the named 10 individuals and entities and added them to U.S. sanctions lists pursuant to the authorities cited in the release.
OFAC’s 30 December 2025 Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List update shows six individuals and four entities added under Iran-related authorities, all based in Iran or Venezuela, for a total of 10 designees. These include Venezuela-based Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA (EANSA) and its chair, Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez, both designated under Executive Order 13949 and linked respectively to Qods Aviation Industries and to EANSA. A U.S. State Department translation of the Treasury press release explicitly states that OFAC took action against "ten persons and entities based in Venezuela and Iran, including a Venezuelan company that has contributed to Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) trade with Venezuela," and details EANSA and Urdaneta’s roles in acquiring, assembling, and maintaining Iranian-designed Mohajer-series UAVs for Venezuela. A Voice of America editorial, reflecting the U.S. government position, similarly notes that OFAC designated EANSA and its chair for acquiring Iranian-designed UAVs as part of this 10-target package. Therefore, the verdict is True because official U.S. government documents and summaries confirm both the scope of the designations (10 individuals and entities in Iran and Venezuela) and that EANSA and its chair were designated specifically in connection with facilitating Iran–Venezuela UAV trade.