U. S. imposes additional sanctions against Iran
2023.01.23 11:17
U. S. imposes additional sanctions against Iran
By Kristina Sobol
Budrigannews.com – In response to Tehran’s repression of protests, the United States imposed sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation and senior Iranian officials on Monday.
The latest action taken by Washington in response to Iran’s crackdown on unrest following the September death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in morality police custody is this move.
In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said it designated the IRGC Cooperative Foundation, which it described as an economic conglomerate that senior IRGC officials established to manage the group’s investments and presence in Iran’s economy.
The deputy minister of intelligence and security, four senior IRGC commanders in Iran, and five members of its board were also targeted, according to the Treasury.
A “key economic pillar of the IRGC, which funds much of the regime’s brutal suppression,” is the target of Monday’s action. as well as senior security officials who coordinated Tehran’s national and provincial crackdown, “the Treasury stated.
