New sanctions imposed by the United States, Britain, and Canada on Iranian officials… Details
The United States, Canada, and Britain separately imposed new sanctions on a number of Iranian officials for reasons related to human rights, according to diplomatic sources quoted by Reuters.
According to the sources, the United States imposed sanctions on two Iranian officials, Majid Dastjani Farahani and Mohammad Mehdi Khanpour Ardistani, who were involved in recruiting individuals for the assassination of Americans in response to the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
The Canadian government also imposed sanctions on two other officials implicated in the killing of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.
The Canadian Foreign Minister announced sanctions against 22 individuals involved in serious and systematic human rights violations in Iran. Among these individuals are high-ranking officials in the judicial authority, prisons, and police leadership, as well as political leaders, including senior aides to the Iranian Supreme Leader and prominent figures in government media.
In Britain, the government also increased its human rights-related sanctions against the Iranian regime. One of the individuals added to the British sanctions blacklist in this new round announced yesterday is the CEO of Tehran Metro, Masoud Darstari.
The inclusion of the CEO of Tehran Metro is linked to the recent reports about the intensified presence of security forces known as the “Hijab Guards” in the metro stations of the Iranian capital, Tehran. The Iranian Observatory for Human Rights recently announced that the “Hijab Guards” have returned to Tehran Metro in larger numbers than before, and their warnings have become more serious.
In addition to the CEO of Tehran Metro, Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi has also been added to the British sanctions list, along with the police chief of Hormozgan Province, Ali Akbar Javidan, the police chief of Mazandaran, Hassan Mofakhemi Shahrastani, and the head of the Political Guidance Organization in the Iranian police, Ali Reza Ediani, according to Iran International agency.
