US Imposes Sanctions On Iran Days After Mahsa Amini's Death | Latest News | English News | Times Now

In response to charges of abuse against Iranian women, the United States has now placed sanctions on Iran's morality police, claiming that the unit was to blame for the death of a 22-year-old woman that provoked demonstrations across Iran. The morality police were also charged with breaching the rights of nonviolent protestors, according to the US Treasury Department, which also announced that sanctions had been placed on seven senior Iranian military and security personnel, including the commander of the Iranian army's ground troops. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the Iranian government "has to stop its systematic persecution of women and permit peaceful protest."#antihijabprotests #iran #ussanctionsRead More