US slams sanctions on Iranian officials for suppression of peaceful protest
January 30, 2026
The United States of America, Friday, announced that it is imposing sanctions on Iranian officials responsible for the recent brutal crackdown on their own people.
A statement by Tommy Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson, Department of State, said that the “action is being taken pursuant to
He noted that “as the Iranian people protest 47 years of catastrophic economic mismanagement, the regime continues to choose funding terrorist militias abroad and its vast weapons programs over the basic needs of everyday Iranians. The people of Iran suffer from rising inflation, crumbling infrastructure, and shortages of water and electricity because the regime is squandering their wealth on its malign activities.”
The statement stressed further that “the United States supports the Iranian people in their protests against the corrupt and repressive regime in Tehran,” pointing out that the government is “designating six Iranian officials who oversee the Iranian security forces responsible for the violent crackdowns on protesters, as well as an Iranian investor who embezzled billions in funds from the Iranian people.”
Pigott also assured that “the United States will continue to implement National Security Presidential Memorandum 2, which directs the imposition of maximum pressure on the Iranian regime to deprive it of revenues that fund its destabilizing and malign activities.”
