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Sanctions target five Iranian officials and 18 entities involved in laundering oil revenues amid a crackdown that killed over 2,400 protesters, U.S. Treasury says.
- On Thursday , the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on five Iranian officials, including the Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security, accused of repressing protests.
- The demonstrations, which began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial and rising prices, have led HRANA to report about 2,435 Iranian protesters killed amid the crackdown.
- The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control added 18 individuals and companies to its blacklist for laundering proceeds from Iranian oil through shadow banking linked to Bank Melli and Shahr Bank.
- The measures block access to U.S.-based assets and bar Americans from dealing with targeted individuals and companies, but officials say many hold little or no property in the United States.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in a video on Thursday , warned the sanctions are part of President Donald Trump's restored `maximum pressure` campaign as the U.S. stands behind the Iranian people's `call for freedom and justice`.
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The U.S. government announced Thursday the imposition of new sanctions against Iranian officials from the security sectors and the financial system, who are accused of being involved in the violent repression of peaceful protests and the laundering of billions of dollars from oil revenues.Read more
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