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The US has imposed new sanctions on three Chinese companies and more than a dozen other individuals and entities accused of helping prop up Iran’s military.

Getting into it: The announcement came from the State Department, which named three Chinese companies it accused of handing over satellite imagery Iran used to target US forces in the region during the war. The companies named were Meentropy Technology Co. Ltd (also known as MizarVision, based in Hangzhou), The Earth Eye, and Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. Per the State Department, Meentropy released publicly available images showing what US forces were up to during Operation Epic Fury (the codename for the war effort), The Earth Eye fed satellite imagery straight to Iran, and Chang Guang pulled intel on American and allied troops whenever Iran asked.

The sanctions also targeted Iran’s Ministry of Defense Export Center, which handles foreign sales and marketing for Tehran’s defense and armed forces logistics ministry. All told, the Treasury and State Departments said the actions targeted 14 individuals and entities spread across Iran, China, Belarus, and the UAE.

The State Department framed the move as part of an ongoing campaign to choke off Iran’s military-industrial base. In a statement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, “While the surviving IRGC leaders are trapped like rats in a sinking ship, the Treasury Department is unrelenting in our Economic Fury campaign. Under President Trump’s decisive leadership, we will continue to act to Keep America Safe and target foreign individuals and companies providing Iran’s military with weapons to use against US forces.”

This all comes as the Trump administration last month asked commercial satellite imagery providers to withhold images of designated areas of interest in the Middle East due to the conflict (prompting Planet Labs PBC to restrict access to data from the region). The move led to concern from some who said the US was actively trying to hide the scale of damage being inflicted at US bases across the region.