US Treasury sanctions Iranian security agencies and officials over the "violent suppression" and killing of protesters and abuses of political prisoners.
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The US said it was targeting repression and forces that undermine democracy by placing sanctions on people accused of serious human rights abuses in Iran, Syria and Uganda.
The United States slapped fresh sanctions on a dozen Iranian officials and entities for "serious" human rights abuses Tuesday, ahead of the expected resumption of nuclear talks with Tehran after they halted last week without any concrete progress.
The sanctions announced by the Treasury and State Department targeted government officials and organizations involved in the repression of protesters and political activists and prisons where activists have been held in brutal conditions.