US sanctions officials, journalists working for Iran’s state broadcaster
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has sanctioned three senior officials and two “interrogator” journalists who work with Iran’s state broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
According to the US, the IRIB has been “a critical tool in the Iranian government’s mass suppression and censorship campaign against its own people,” the Treasury Department said.
“The United States remains committed to supporting the Iranian people as they continue their peaceful protests. We will continue to hold Iranian officials and government institutions accountable for their human rights violations and their censorship of the Iranian people.”
Those sanctioned include Ali Rezvani and Ameneh Sadat Zabihpour, whom the department labeled “interrogator-journalists.” The Treasury said the men have worked with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to extract and broadcast forced confessions “in the style of documentaries.”
Three other senior IRIB officials were added to the US blacklist, including Director Peyman Jebelli, World Service head Ahmad Noroozi and programming director Yousef Pouranvari.
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