US sanctions Chinese companies for collaborating with Iran's drone and missile program

The United States announced on Wednesday the imposition of sanctions on six companies based in China that it accuses of providing components for Iran's drone and missile manufacturing program.

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State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement that this action "is part of the maximum pressure campaign" by US President Donald Trump on the Iranian regime.

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"The United States will use all available means to expose and disrupt Iran's growing development and proliferation of drones and missiles, which destabilize the Middle East and elsewhere," she said.

After his return to the White House, Trump has stated that he wants to negotiate an agreement with Iran, but has resumed the so-called "maximum pressure" policy against Tehran and has approved new sanctions to cut off the sale of Iranian oil.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has rejected the possibility of negotiations, saying that talking to Washington is "not wise, not intelligent and not honorable."

The top religious authority recalled that Trump abandoned the 2015 nuclear pact in 2018, signed between Iran and six powers and which limited Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.

After the US withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, Iran enriches uranium well above what is permitted and already has 182.3 kilos enriched to 60% purity, close to 90% for military use, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). /EFE