Iran imposes sanctions on 24 more US citizens

Iran has updated its sanctions list, which includes many businessmen and politicians. It sanctioned another 24 US officials, accusing it of supporting terrorist groups and acts of terrorism against Iran and Israel's repressive actions against the Palestinians. In the statement made by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was stated that the US officials, who were included in the sanctions list, were sanctioned on the grounds that they had a role in the repressive actions of Israel in the region against the Palestinian people, as well as organizing and implementing the unilateral sanctions of the USA against Iran and financing terrorist organizations.

Added to the list of sanctions are 24 top US military and civilian officials, including Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) General Votel, former Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, former Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Joseph Lew, and Donald Trump's attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giulianin. .

Iran, after the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, in Iraq in 2020, former US President Donald Trump, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, former CIA Director Gina Haspel, US Chief of Staff It sanctioned officials such as Mark Milley and CENTCOM Commander Kenneth McKenzie.