UK Announces Sanctions on Iran for Neutralizing Riots
TEHRAN -- Britain on Monday announced sanctions against Iran’s morality police in its entirety and a number of Iranian political and security officials following riots in the country.
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it has imposed sanctions on the morality police in its entirety, as well as both its chief Muhammad Rostami Cheshmeh Gachi and head of the Tehran division Ahmad Mirzaei.
The United States Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials accusing them of supporting internet shutdown and suppressing riots.
The chief commander of the Iranian army said on Sunday that Iran’s armed forces will not allow any foreign interference and aggression against the country.
According to the FCDO, London also sanctioned five leading Iranian political and security officials, claiming that they had committed serious human rights violations during protests in Iran in 2019.
The blacklisting will bar the individuals from travelling to the UK and will purportedly freeze their assets there.