In the 40 days since Mahsa Amini’s death in custody set off nationwide unrest, the Biden administration has imposed a slew of sanctions targeting those Iranians deemed responsible for the state-sponsored repression that rights groups say has left some 250 people dead.
New designations on Wednesday took aim at Revolutionary Guards commanders, prison officials and a provincial governor, among others. In his announcement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged the United States would continue imposing costs on those involved in the brutal protest crackdown.