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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.
- The U.S. is imposing new sanctions against Iranian officials accused of repressing nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocratic government.
- The Treasury Department sanctioned 18 people and companies that the U.S. says have participated in laundering money from Iranian oil sales through a sanctioned shadow banking network.
- The demonstrations in Iran began on Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, as the country's economy has been squeezed by international sanctions levied in part over its nuclear program.
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U.S. sanctions Iranian officials over violent crackdown on protests
The United States imposed new sanctions on senior Iranian officials and financial networks tied to Tehran’s crackdown on anti-government protests, targeting security leaders and shadow banking operations accused of enabling repression and sanctions evasion, according to the Treasury Department. The U.S. Department of the Treasury said on Thursday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned key figures involved in directing Iran’s…
The US Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions against senior Iranian officials and financial networks involved in the suppression of protests and the laundering of oil export revenues.
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Officials for Violently Suppressing Protests.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. announced new sanctions targeting Iranian officials and entities accused of repressing protests and engaging in shadow banking activities.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Treasury Department, Iranian officials, and entities linked to Iranian financial institutions.WHEN & WHERE: Sanctions were announced on Thursday in Washington, D.C.KEY QUOTE: “The U.S. supports the Iranian people’s call for freedom and justice.” – Treas…
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