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US imposes new Iran sanctions over human rights violations
- Slapping sanctions on a judge it said was involved in the case of an Iranian wrestler sentenced to death.
- United States imposed sanctions on Judge Seyyed Mahmoud Sadati, Judge Mohammad Soltani.
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday blacklisted several Iranian officials and entities over alleged gross violations of human rights, including slapping sanctions on a judge it said was involved in the case of an Iranian wrestler sentenced to death.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement said the United States imposed sanctions on Judge Seyyed Mahmoud Sadati, Judge Mohammad Soltani, Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz, and Adel Abad, Orumiyeh, and Vakilabad Prisons.
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