US imposes new Iran sanctions ahead of anniversary of Mahsa Amini death
World,Foreign Affairs,Iran,Iran Nuclear Deal,Sanctions,Antony Blinken
The U.S. on Friday imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Iran ahead of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, which prompted a mass wave of protests across the Middle Eastern country against police brutality and oppressive government control last year.
The State Department slapped sanctions on 25 Iranian individuals, three Iranian state-backed media outlets and one Iranian internet research firm.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that all the individuals and entities are connected to the “Iranian regime’s violent suppression of nationwide protests” following the death of Amini in police custody.
Blinken added in remarks later Friday that the Iranian government “brutally crushed these peaceful protests,” killed “hundreds of demonstrators, including children” and arrested thousands more.
