The United States is investigating a company based in Uruguay for collaborating with the Iranian army.

A firm based in Carrasco, led by an Iranian citizen, was singled out by the United States Department of the Treasury for its alleged involvement in a network that facilitates military supplies to the Tehran regime.

The United States Department of the Treasury has placed a Uruguayan company, Perfect Day Co., under scrutiny, suspecting it of collaborating with Iran's Ministry of Defense in the acquisition of sensitive components and technologies intended for its military program.

The investigation is being conducted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which included Perfect Day Co. within an international network of 21 companies distributed across several countries—including Germany, Türkiye, Portugal, and Iran—accused of facilitating the purchase of spare parts, missiles, and even a U.S.-origin helicopter for the armed forces of the Islamic regime.

According to the official statement, these companies collaborated with the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) and the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG), both responsible for solid-fuel ballistic missile programs.

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Among the companies identified is Perfect Day Co., whose headquarters is located in the Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo, and whose director is Iranian citizen Amirhossein Salimi, 54 years old, born in Tehran.

OFAC included Salimi and his company on the list of sanctioned entities under Executive Order 13382, which seeks to freeze assets and financially isolate those who contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The report details that the Uruguayan company sold or attempted to sell helicopter parts to Pasargad Helicopter Company (PHC), which in turn supplies the Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (Panha), a key state entity in the Iranian military apparatus.

The document states that Salimi signed several invoices to PHC for helicopter parts valued at tens of thousands of dollars, in transactions that are believed to have been carried out from Uruguay to Europe and the Middle East.

Perfect Day Co. was established in November 2014 and is located on Bolivia Avenue, Carrasco, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Montevideo. Public records also show it as linked to another company called EPV Internacional.

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The case once again highlights the use of Uruguay as a logistical and financial platform for international operations of dubious origin, taking advantage of its flexible corporate system and its reputation as a stable country.

U.S. authorities stated that they will continue to monitor and sanction those who collaborate directly or indirectly with the development of weapons and defense systems for the Iranian regime, one of the main sponsors of terrorism at the global level.

A warning sign that the Uruguayan government can't ignore

The fact that a company based in Montevideo appears in an international investigation for collaborating with the Iranian Army is neither a minor nor an isolated episode.

Iran has maintained a growing political and economic presence in Latin America for years, financing parallel structures, radical movements, and intelligence networks under commercial or diplomatic cover.

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Meanwhile, as Washington tightens sanctions, there remains a troubling official silence in the Río de la Plata. Neither the Ministry of the Interior nor the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry has issued public statements on the matter, despite the seriousness of the accusations.

Uruguay, historically considered a reliable and neutral country, can't become a haven for operators linked to authoritarian regimes or a platform to circumvent international sanctions.

If the government doesn't act firmly, it risks being exposed on the map of international terrorism.