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US imposing visa restrictions on Iranian officials, telecom leaders
The US targets 18 Iranian officials and telecom leaders for repressing protests and enforcing an extensive internet blackout, affecting free expression and assembly rights.
- On Feb 18, the State Department announced visa restrictions targeting 18 Iranian officials and telecommunications leaders and their immediate family members for repressing protests and cutting internet access.
- The measure follows a near-total nationwide internet shutdown `unprecedented in scope and duration` that restricted documentation, coming after security forces fired live rounds at 40-day memorial ceremonies in Abdanan and Mashhad.
- Secretary Rubio invoked Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose visa restrictions, expanding the policy to cover 58 individuals involved in human rights violations.
- While diplomats reported limited progress, the White House has kept pressure on Iran with military deployments, as Trump threatened airstrikes and analysts judge strikes likely despite talks that began Feb 5.
- The U.S. reaffirmed `unwavering support for Iranians` and vowed to `expose and promote accountability for the abuses by Iranian regime officials and other individuals` as families and mourners defied warnings at state `martyr` ceremonies in Tehran attended by officials.
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Sada El baladThe US State Department announced on Wednesday that it was imposing visa restrictions on 18 Iranian officials and telecommunications sector leaders, as part of a US crackdown on the Iranian government.
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