Over the last year, Iran has continued its attempts to procure arms and related materiel, expanding its destabilizing activities in violation of the reimposed UN measures. In response, the State Department has designated one Iran-based entity and two Russia-based entities involved in facilitating Iran’s military procurement efforts and the transport of arms and related materiel to and from Iran.
One of the sanctioned entities includes Joint Stock Company Experimental Design Bureau also known as Yakovlev. It is a Russia-based aircraft manufacturer that develops and produces the Yak-130 fighter jet. Russia first delivered several Yak-130 aircraft to Iran in late 2023. In November 2025, Russia delivered additional equipment associated with Yak-130 combat aircraft to Iran. These were transferred to Iran aboard a U.S.-sanctioned Russian aircraft. In December 2025, Russia delivered several shipments of additional equipment associated with Yak-130 combat aircraft equipment to Iran. This means Russia has now delivered to Iran nearly all of its reportedly 24 contracted Yak-130 aircraft.
MG-FLOT Limited Liability Company, or MG-FLOT, is a Russia-based shipping company whose vessels transport weapons for the Russian government. In 2024, MG-FLOT vessels were involved in the transfer of close-range ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia. In late 2025, Iran delivered air defense vehicles and related materiel from Iran to Russia aboard the Russian vessel Kompozitor Rakhmaninov. Kompozitor Rakhmaninov is a Russian flagged vessel identified as blocked property of MG-FLOT.
SAHA Airlines, an Iran-based airline affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, was also designated. It has been involved in efforts by Iran to transport arms and related materiel.
Under Operation Economic Outcast, the United States is committed to disrupting the procurement efforts of Iran’s military programs and denying Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps access to assets and resources that sustain its destabilizing activities. These latest actions underscore the United States’ resolve to prevent Iran from reconstituting its proliferation-sensitive programs.
Additionally, the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its various branches to sever the economic lifelines that sustain the Iranian regime.
The United States calls on all UN Member States to fully implement their binding obligations. “We will continue working with partners to disrupt Iran’s proliferation networks and deny the Iranian regime access to the goods, technology, financing, and services that contribute to these activities,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
As President Donald Trump has made clear: Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon, nor should its missile and arms programs be permitted to endanger international peace and security.