China Is Still Supplying #Iran and Russia’s #Drone Programs Despite U.S. #Sanctions. Small Chinese companies are openly exporting dual-use drone components—including engines, batteries, fiber-optic cables and chips—to Iran and #Russia, often in defiance of U.S. sanctions. One company, Xiamen Victory Technology, even marketed German-designed L550 drone engines linked to Iran’s Shahed-136 attack drones during recent regional fighting. U.S.