US imposes sanctions against Iran's morality police
The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran's moral police over the death of a young woman in police custody. In addition, the president of Iran canceled an interview with a CNN journalist for not meeting the conditions of wearing a hijab. News Reuters.
According to media reports, Iran was still in turmoil for the seventh day in protest against the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of moral police in Iran. The country's government reported that many government buildings and police stations were set on fire. Police are trying hard to control the protests that have spread in more than 80 cities. Many have already been arrested. Internet services have been shut down across the country.
In addition to Iran, there have been protests in various countries around the world. On Thursday (September 22), the demonstrators demanded to take a stand against the Iranian government in the protests of Canada, the United States, the Netherlands and Greece. Meanwhile, the US Treasury has imposed sanctions on the country's ethics police. At the same time, the Biden administration imposed sanctions against seven officials of Iran's security agencies.
Iran's intelligence minister Ismail Khatib, deputy commander of Basij forces Salar Abnoosh, deputy commander of law enforcement forces Qassem Rezaei, the force's provincial forces Manusher Amanullahi and commander of the Iranian army's ground forces Qumars Heidari are under the US sanctions.
The ban was originally aimed at Iran's moral police chief, Mohammad Rostami Cheshmeh Gachi, and the force's director in Tehran, Haj Ahmad Mirzaei. Mirzaei, however, was suspended after protests over the death of 22-year-old Iranian girl Mahsa Amini.
The US Treasury Department said in a statement that these officials oversee organizations that routinely use violence to suppress peaceful protesters and members of Iran's civil society, political dissidents and members of Iran's Baha'i community.
The statement from the US Treasury also said that the ultimate goal of this ban is not to punish; Rather bring positive changes in their behavior.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi canceled his interview with CNN journalist Christian Amanpour for not wearing a hijab. The claim of the American media was that the female journalist refused to accept the condition of wearing hijab at the last moment and it was cancelled. Although BBC and other media claims, not the president, the CNN journalist himself canceled the interview.
Last week, Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran's morality police for not wearing the hijab properly. Then he died. After news spread that he had been tortured to death, protests spread across the country. However, Iranian authorities claim that Masha Amini suffered a 'heart attack' after her arrest and went into a coma and later died.
