The United States has imposed new sanctions on the country’s leaders for its brutal crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran. As the US Treasury Department announced in Washington on Wednesday, the new US sanctions target the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and his deputy senior officials, such as the director of the infamous Ewin Prison in the capital Tehran and members of the secret police. employ.
The US accuses them of monitoring organizations involved in the crackdown on protests and killings, including children. As a result of the sanctions, all assets in the US of those affected will be frozen. Doing business with them is prohibited for US citizens.
40 days ago, the death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini sparked systemic mass protests in Iran. The vice squad arrested her for allegedly violating the Islamic dress code. The woman died on September 16 in police custody. Since her death, thousands across the country have demonstrated against the government’s repressive course and Islamic rule system. More than 10,000 people have been arrested in connection with the protests, according to human rights activists, and at least 240 have been killed. (saw/sda/dpa)
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