{"id":2120725,"date":"2023-12-09T18:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-sanctions-iranian-officials-for-trying-to-assassinate-u-s-officials\/"},"modified":"2023-12-09T18:19:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:19:01","slug":"u-s-sanctions-iranian-officials-for-trying-to-assassinate-u-s-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-sanctions-iranian-officials-for-trying-to-assassinate-u-s-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian officials over attempted assassination of U.S. officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-sanctions-iranian-officials-for-trying-to-assassinate-u-s-officials%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2120725&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Department of the Treasury&#8217;s Office \u2063of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Imposes New Sanctions on \u2062Iranian Officers<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of the Treasury&#8217;s Office of Foreign\u2064 Assets Control (OFAC) has\u2064 recently announced new sanctions against officers in Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in the assassination attempts of\u200c U.S. government officials.<\/p>\n<p>OFAC has specifically sanctioned Majid Dastjani Farahani and Mohammad \u2063Mahdi Khanpour Ardestani for their recruitment of individuals to carry out lethal targeting \u2062of current and former U.S. Government officials as revenge for the death of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force\u200d Commander \u200cQasem Soleimani.<\/p>\n<p>These individuals were also involved in recruiting individuals \u200dfor surveillance activities\u2062 focused on\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-exactly-happens-in-chinese-concentration-camps\/\" title=\"What Exactly Happens In Chinese Concentration Camps?\">religious sites<\/a>, businesses, and other facilities in the United States.\u2064 They are being designated for their actions on behalf of \u200bIran&#8217;s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.<\/p>\n<h3>Iran&#8217;s Aggressive Targeting and\u2063 Suppression \u2064of Dissent<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2063 Treasury Department has highlighted Iran&#8217;s\u2064 aggressive targeting and suppression of opponents and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-targets-six-big-tech-firms-in-latest-crackdown-on-online-content\/\" title=\"EU targets 6 tech giants in new crackdown on online content.\">dissenting voices worldwide<\/a>.\u2062 This includes detentions, torture, and assassinations both within Iran\u200c and abroad. The Islamic regime targets a wide range of\u2062 individuals,\u200d from activists\u2063 and journalists to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-biden-reauthorize-eb-5-visas-for-mostly-wealthy-chinese-nationals\/\" title=\"Congress, Biden Reauthorize EB-5 Visas for Mostly Wealthy Chinese Nationals\">foreign government officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8The Treasury Department announces that \u2063Iranian intelligence agents are recruiting assassins to kill\u200c current and former U.S. government officials\u200c and surveil religious \u200csites and businesses. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4b6y0CYExP\">pic.twitter.com\/4b6y0CYExP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabriel Noronha (@GLNoronha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GLNoronha\/status\/1733244359703740451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A recent segment on CBS News&#8217; &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; revealed that former Trump administration \u2063officials now have 24\/7 security from federal law \u2064enforcement due \u2063to serious \u200dthreats. The segment reported that\u200c Iran had hired a hitman to kidnap or\u200d kill former national\u2062 security adviser John Bolton, who now lives with Secret Service protection\u2062 outside his home.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has a history of hiring hitmen who are already involved in \u200bcriminal enterprises to carry out their\u200c assassination plots on foreign soil.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET\u200c THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the United States, Iran reportedly hired a\u200c private investigator\u200d to track dissident activist Masih Alinejad, \u2063taking photographs and documenting her whereabouts.\u2064 When their initial kidnapping plot failed, they paid a man $30,000 to attempt\u200c to \u2064murder her at her home in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Jukes, head of Counter Terrorism Policing in Britain, has stated that Iran uses\u2064 proxies to carry out assassination attempts,\u2064 as they are less likely to be tracked by intelligence or security\u200c agencies. In the UK\u200b alone,\u2062 15 Iranian kidnapping and assassination attempts have \u200cbeen foiled in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have been involved in\u200b national security policing for over 20 years,&#8221; he\u2062 said. &#8220;What we&#8217;ve seen in the\u200d last 18 months is a real acceleration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What were the reasons for imposing sanctions on Majid Dastjani Farahani\u200d and Mohammad Mahdi \u2063Khanpour Ardestani?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Nced new sanctions\u200d on two Iranian officers for their involvement in the assassination attempts of\u200b U.S.\u200d government officials. These\u2063 officers, \u2064Majid Dastjani Farahani and Mohammad Mahdi Khanpour Ardestani, were sanctioned by the Office of \u2063Foreign Assets Control\u200d (OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 primary\u2062 reason for imposing \u200dthese sanctions is their \u200crecruitment of individuals\u2062 to carry out lethal targeting of current and former U.S. government \u2063officials.\u2064 This act\u200c of revenge was\u200b in response to the death of Qasem \u200bSoleimani, \u2064the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard \u2063Corps-Qods Force.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, these \u200cindividuals\u2063 were also involved in recruiting individuals \u2062for surveillance \u2062activities targeting religious \u2063sites, businesses, and other facilities\u200d in the United States. Their actions were carried out on behalf of Iran&#8217;s Ministry of Intelligence and\u2063 Security.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential to \u200cunderstand \u200cthe\u200b broader context of these sanctions.\u200c Iran&#8217;s\u200b aggressive targeting and suppression of dissent, both within the country and\u2063 abroad, have been \u2064a\u200c cause for concern among the \u2064international community. The Treasury Department has highlighted the Iranian \u2064regime&#8217;s\u2062 detentions, torture, and\u2063 assassinations of opponents and dissenting voices.<\/p>\n<p>These actions are not \u200climited\u2064 to activists and journalists; foreign government \u200dofficials have also been targeted. The Islamic regime&#8217;s aggressive approach towards dissenters and opponents has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-government-tries-to-walk-back-zelenskys-calls-for-preemptive-strikes-against-russia\/\" title=\"Ukrainian Government Tries to Walk Back Zelensky's Calls for Preemptive Strikes Against Russia\">caused alarm worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The imposition of sanctions on Majid Dastjani\u200d Farahani and Mohammad Mahdi \u2062Khanpour Ardestani is a\u200b significant step \u200ctowards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-cancels-fines-for-illegal-aliens-who-fail-to-leave-u-s-doesnt-serve-our-best-interest\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Cancels Fines For Illegal Aliens Who Fail To Leave U.S.: Doesn\u2019t Serve Our \u2018Best Interest\u2019\">holding individuals accountable<\/a> for their\u2063 involvement in these assassination attempts. These sanctions\u2064 not only serve as a form of punishment\u2062 but also demonstrate the \u200cUnited States&#8217;\u2064 commitment to protecting \u2063its officials\u2062 and \u2062upholding global security.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d Department of the Treasury, through its Office of Foreign\u200d Assets Control, \u200cplays a crucial role in \u2064ensuring compliance\u200b with sanctions and preventing the flow\u2063 of funds\u2064 to\u2062 entities involved in illicit activities. The imposition of these\u2063 sanctions is part of the department&#8217;s ongoing efforts to disrupt and dismantle networks \u200dthat pose threats to the United States and its allies.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, these sanctions send a clear message to the Iranian regime that its actions will not go unnoticed or unpunished. The \u2063United States remains steadfast \u2064in its commitment to \u200ddeter\u2064 and counter\u200b any\u200d aggression that threatens its national security and the safety of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Department of the Treasury&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed new sanctions on Iranian officers\u200b involved in the \u2064assassination attempts of U.S. \u200dgovernment officials. These sanctions are a reflection of the United States&#8217;\u2064 commitment to holding individuals accountable\u200d for their actions and \u2062maintaining global\u2063 security. The \u200dimposition of these \u2064sanctions sends a clear message to the Iranian regime and\u2062 reaffirms the United States&#8217; determination to protect its officials and citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Treasury&#8217;s OFAC imposed fresh sanctions on Iran&#8217;s IRGC officers, Majid Dastjani Farahani and Mohammad Mahdi Khanpour Ardestani. 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