Iran Protest: US, Britain, EU sanction Iran over crackdown

The United States, along with Britain and the European Union, have applied further coordinated sanctions against Iran for the recent heavy-handed treatment of protesters.

The sanctions were added against 18 new individuals and 19 entities, including the commander of the Iranian military’s ground forces, Kiyumars Heidari.

The sanctions freeze assets, restrict or ban travel, and ban certain exports to Iran. They also restrict financial transactions with sanctioned individuals or entities.

The measures are in response to the Islamic republic’s violent response to protesters in that country, following the highly-publicized death of Mahsa Amini the 22-year-old who died in September from severe injuries while in custody after she was beaten by members of Iran’s morality police for incorrectly wearing her hijab.