OFAC Targets Iranian Officials, Entities Over Protest Crackdowns
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned 10 Iranian officials, two Iranian intelligence actors and two other Iranian entities related to the ongoing crackdown on protests in Iran and the Iranian government’s efforts to disrupt digital freedom, according to an Oct. 26 press release.
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The State Department concurrently sanctioned Mohammad Reza Mirheydary, Mohammad Reza Ostad, and Iran’s Bushehr Prison pursuant to the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
"The United States is imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials overseeing organizations involved in violent crackdowns and killings, including of children, as part of our commitment to hold all levels of the Iranian government accountable for its repression," said Brian Nelson, Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.
The action follows previous OFAC designations on Sept. 22 (see 2209220029) and Oct. 6 (see 2210060048), which targeted Iranian organizations and officials involved in "the Iranian regime’s ongoing repression and its denial of the fundamental freedoms and universal rights of its citizens," the agency said.