The United States and the United Kingdom announced widespread sanctions against Iran's military drone program on Thursday in response to its recent direct attack against Israel, which came in retaliation to Israeli air strikes on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria. 

Washington is targeting "16 individuals and two entities enabling Iran's UAV production, including engine types that power Iran's Shahed variant UAVs, which were used in the April 13 attack," the Treasury Department said in a statement, referring to Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program.