Just The News: The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions against Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, claiming the politician has participated in “serious human rights abuses against Iranians” that have led to the deaths of “many” Iranian citizens, including nearly two dozen minors.
Rahmani Fazli has reportedly issued orders directing the country’s Law Enforcement Forces to “use lethal force in response to the November 2019 protests, resulting in violence against peaceful protestors and bystanders,” the Treasury said in a Wednesday announcement.
He agency also said Rahmani Fazli’s orders “led to the killing of many protestors, including at least 23 minors.” more
And we hadn’t imposed sanctions already because…