Britain imposes sanctions on senior officials of IRGC
In yet another hostile move against Iran, Britain has imposed sanctions on more senior officials of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), including those who it claimed were responsible for managing the elite force's financial investments.
According to Press TV, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on Monday that it has imposed sanctions on five members on the Board of Directors of the IRGC Co-operative Foundation.
The IRGC Cooperative Foundation is an economic conglomerate established by senior IRGC officials to manage the group’s investments and presence in numerous sectors of the Iranian economy, including manufacturing and construction.
Britain also sanctioned the commander of the Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada Base of the IRGC Ground Force, Ahmad Zolqadr, and Alireza Heidarnia, the commander of the IRGC for Alborz Province, over the claim of gross human rights violations.
EU imposes sanctions on more Iranian individuals, an entity
Later on Monday, the European Union announced that it is imposing restrictive measures on additional eight individuals and one entity, claiming that they were responsible for serious human rights violations.
According to a statement by the Council of Europe, the new bans include members of the judiciary, a member of the Iranian parliament, and a senior official of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
The statement added that the bloc’s “restrictive measures now apply to a total of 204 individuals and 34 entities.”
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