Parts of more than a dozen Western companies found in downed Iranian drone

CNN reported this with reference to Ukrainian intelligence.

Of the 52 components Ukrainians removed from the downed Iranian Shahed-136 drone, 40 appear to have been manufactured by 13 different American companies. The remaining 12 parts were produced by companies in Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Taiwan and China.

A separate study of Iranian drones shot down in Ukraine by the British company Conflict Armament Research found that 82% of the components were manufactured by companies located in the United States.

However, there is currently no evidence of intentional violations of sanctions laws by companies exporting technology for use in drones.

“One major issue is that it is far easier for Russian and Iranian officials to set up shell companies to use to purchase the equipment and evade sanctions than it is for Western governments to uncover those front companies, which can sometimes take years,” CNN wrote with reference to the experts.