US hits Iran with new sanctions as punishment for ‘brutal’ crackdown on protesters
by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
Oct 26, 2022
3 minutes
WASHINGTON — With efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal languishing, the Biden administration on Wednesday hit Tehran with a new batch of economic sanctions as punishment for repression of widespread demonstrations against restrictions on women and other issues.
Iranian security forces have cracked down on thousands of citizens protesting the death in police custody last month of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman who was arrested for supposedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. The protests have broadened to air additional grievances over political
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days