The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on October 8, 2025, that it is placing 29 Chinese and Hong Kong entities onto its strengthened Entity List—a move that bans or severely restricts US exports to those organizations without special approval. The decision, BIS said, targets firms suspected of supplying Iran-backed armed groups like Hamas and the Houthis in Yemen with drones built using US electronic components.