Chinese satellite imagery firm MizarVision, which rose to fame with its analysis of American military deployments in the US-Israel war on Iran, is treating its addition to the US sanctions list as a badge of honour in its hiring campaign.

The open-source intelligence (OSINT) start-up, formally known as Meentropy Technology Hangzhou Co Ltd, specialises in analysing data from commercial satellites and has conducted several observations of US military movements in recent months.

It was added to the US Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on Friday for publishing “open-source images detailing US military activity during Operation Epic Fury”.

The company responded on Sunday, posting a recruitment advertisement on social media that prominently featured a screenshot of the US Treasury’s official sanctions notice alongside MizarVision job openings.

“The outside world occasionally sends us a ‘surprise’, but we have always been the type to accept with a grin and keep charging forward,” the text reads.

“If you believe in superiority through strength, love combat-grade engineering, know how to turn pressure into productivity – welcome to join us!”

The company has not replied to queries from the South China Morning Post.