US places new sanctions on Iran for human rights abuses
Sanctions come as renewed talks on Iran's nuclear program make no progress.
Dan Verbin
The United States has hit Iran with new sanctions for human rights abuses. The sanctions, targeting a dozen Iranian officials and government entities for violations of human rights, were announced after nuclear talks with Tehran broken down as no progress was made, AFP reported. The US Treasury and State Department announced that the Iranian officials and entities targeted were responsible for abusing political activists and protestors, and for jailing them in prisons under inhumane conditions. The Treasury added several Syrian officials to the sanctions list, saying they were involved in politically-motivated human rights abuses and chemical gas attacks.
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Sanctions come as renewed talks on Iran's nuclear program make no progress.
Dan Verbin
The United States has hit Iran with new sanctions for human rights abuses. The sanctions, targeting a dozen Iranian officials and government entities for violations of human rights, were announced after nuclear talks with Tehran broken down as no progress was made, AFP reported. The US Treasury and State Department announced that the Iranian officials and entities targeted were responsible for abusing political activists and protestors, and for jailing them in prisons under inhumane conditions. The Treasury added several Syrian officials to the sanctions list, saying they were involved in politically-motivated human rights abuses and chemical gas attacks.
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