U.S. sanctions top Iranian official for first time since nuclear deal – expert
The United States imposed sanctions on a high-ranking Iranian official for the first time since reaching a nuclear deal with Iran, Armen Israyelyan, an Armenian expert on Iran, said in a Facebook post.
The analyst detailed that the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a total of 14 Iranian officials and companies on Friday, including the head of Iran’s judiciary, Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani. The sanctions also targeted brother of the speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani,
Other sanctioned entities included the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defense Organization (IRGC EWCD Organization), a series of organizations of the Iranian aircraft industry, as well as other individuals and entities.