The United States imposed sanctions on Iranian officials on Wednesday, including the prosecutor general and key military officials, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests.
The scope of US sanctions on Islamic Republic officials is growing with more and more international punitive measures against the crackdown on dissent by the regime.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on five senior Iranian security officials, including one who uses Twitter to disseminate regime propaganda, even as he oversees regime efforts to restrict Iranians’ online activity, including access to Twitter.
According to the IRNA news agency, this time the US sanctions were timed to coincide with the ancient Iranian holiday of Shab-e Yalda, celebrated on the longest night of the year during the winter solstice
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