Australia on Tuesday announced new financial sanctions and travel bans on several Iranian individuals and entities, accusing them of involvement in human rights violations and activities.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement that the measures target seven individuals and four entities connected to Iran’s security and financial networks.
“In January, the Iranian regime massacred thousands of its own citizens and carried out mass arrests of peaceful protesters, torturing detainees, subjecting them to forced confessions and preventing them from communicating with loved ones,” she stated.
According to the Australian government, some of those sanctioned were involved in monitoring activists and political opponents and detaining foreign nationals.
The sanctions target financial networks allegedly used to support armed groups and Iran’s missile activities.
