The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is sanctioning several foreign companies to target millions of dollars’ worth of “combat drones” being traded between Iran and Venezuela. 

The development marks Washington’s latest effort to curb Iranian military capabilities amid concern the regime is rebuilding its nuclear weapons program. It also follows the Pentagon’s historic military buildup around Venezuela, as President Donald Trump has tentatively endorsed regime change in the country as part of his administration’s sweeping agenda to target lethal drugs flowing from the South American region into the United States.