WASHINGTON: The US has imposed new sanctions on Iranian security officials, financial networks, and a prison, citing what it described as a violent crackdown on peaceful protests across Iran.
The measures include sanctions on Fardis Prison, which US officials said on Thursday is an institution where women have faced "cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment".
The US Treasury Department also sanctioned several Iranian security officials, including Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme Council for National Security.