US Sanctions Iranian Officials Allegedly Responsible for Deadly Clampdowns on Protests

The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Jan. 15 targeting Iranian officials said to be responsible for organizing the violent suppression of protests against the Tehran regime. In all, the Treasury Department targeted five individuals it connected to Iran’s efforts to violently throttle protests. The department said another 14 targeted individuals and entities are working as a “shadow banking” network, in efforts to sustain previously-sanctioned Iranian financial institutions. Protests have flared across Iran in recent weeks, as the declining value of the Iranian rial has fueled existing economic woes. The situation has turned deadly as Iranian security forces have met demonstrators in the streets with violence....