The u. S. Has imposed additional sanctions on iran in retaliation for the Iranian Missile attack on u. S. Forces in iraq they targeted irans manufacturing and Mining Industries as well as 8 senior officials White House Correspondent can be healthy it has more already americans are under attack what are we tensions between the United States and iran still escalating on friday the u. S. Secretary of state and treasury secretary and oust more sections against iran in retaliation for its attack on iraq the military bases used by u. S. Troops the president has been very clear we will continue to apply economic sanctions until iran stops its terrorist activities and commit that it will never have Nuclear Weapons the sanctions target or raw and steel iron trade construction mining and techs. Tile industries are also saying sins against 8 Senior Iranian officials the trumpet ministration says are responsible for spreading violence throughout the broader middle east. But how bring over the Trum
Today the Trump Administration is taking action to hold the Iranian Regime accountable. We are sanctioning five officials. Iraniane denied the people free and fair parliamentary elections. Includes the secretary of the Guardian Council as well as a Senior Member of the council and former head of irans brutal judiciary. We are sanctioning three other officials for election supervision. Together, these five officials oversee a process that silences the voice of the iranian people, curtails their freedom, and limits their political participation. N who wants to run for office must first be approved by the Guardian Council. It is led by a group of 12 unelected clerics and socalled legal experts. They decide who gets on the ballot. They are the ones who really get to vote. Tomorrow, theons council denied more than 7000 candidates the right to participate. They also disqualified 90 sitting members of Irans Parliament of running for reelection. The chairman of the Guardian Council is a 92year
Elections. Unfortunately for the iranian people, the real election took place in secret long before any ballots were even cast. This is how it is been for the last 41 years and iran. The regime denies the iranian people of Representative Parliament by predeciding who is qualified to run for office. Today the Top Administration is taking action told the Iranian Regime accountable. Im announcing that the United States is sanctioning five senior regime officials under executive order 13876. The five officials been designated today have denied the iranian people free and fair parliamentary elections. This includes the secretary of Guardian Council as well as a Senior Member of the council and former head of irans brutal judiciary. We are sanctioning three other officials who serve on the Guardian Council Central Committee for election supervision. Together, these five officials oversee a process that silences the voice of the iranian people, curtails their freedom and limits their politica
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