US Sanctions Iranian Officials for Rights Violations
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Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an order imposing sanctions on eight Iranian officials accused of human rights violations following the country's disputed 2009 presidential election. The action is unlikely to have a major immediate impact on those named, but it bars the officials from U.S. travel or financial dealings, and any property they might have in the United States would be frozen. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.
