Britain sanctions Iran over supply of drones to Russia

Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly walks outside Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday slapped sanctions on three Iranian military figures and a defence manufacturer for supplying Russia with drones to attack civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine.

Senior Iranian military officers Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Seyed Hojjatollah Qureishi and Saeed Aghajani will be subject to an asset freeze and travel ban, Britain's foreign office said in a statement.