{"id":2537808,"date":"2026-01-15T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-sanctions-on-iranian-officials-who-killed-protesters\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:42:54","slug":"trump-orders-sanctions-on-iranian-officials-who-killed-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-sanctions-on-iranian-officials-who-killed-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders sanctions on Iranian officials who killed protesters"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-orders-sanctions-on-iranian-officials-who-killed-protesters%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=2537808&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--><p>The Trump governance announced sanctions on more than 20 Iranian individuals and entities tied to the regimeS violent crackdown on nationwide protests and to efforts to circumvent international restrictions on Iranian oil sales. The Treasury Department designated five senior security officials &#8211; including Ali Larijani, Mohammad Reza Hashemifar, Nematollah Bagheri, Azizollah maleki, and yadollah Buali &#8211; for overseeing elements of the forces repressing demonstrators, plus 18 individuals and entities involved in &#8220;shadow banking&#8221; schemes that launder petroleum and petrochemical revenues. The move was described by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as part of the administration&#8217;s &#8220;maximum pressure&#8221; campaign to punish corrupt elites and protect iranian citizens&#8217; resources. The announcement came after days in which U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >officials weighed military options<\/a>, though President Trump signaled a shift away from imminent strikes after Iranian leaders said they would stop killing protesters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump orders new sanctions on Iranian officials coordinating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-investigator-finds-iran-responsible-for-egregious-human-rights-abuses\/\" title=\"UN Investigator Finds ... Responsible for \u2018Egregious\u2019 Human Rights Abuses\">deadly crackdown<\/a> on protesters<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419342\/trump-promise-iranian-protesters-significant-political-risks\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> administration on Thursday announced sanctions against more than 20 Iranian individuals and entities responsible for the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s deadly crackdown on protesters and skirting of international sanctions on the country&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oil\/\">oil output<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously promised to &ldquo;help&rdquo; protesters after the Iranian government responded to nationwide demonstrations by killing thousands of its own citizens. For days, the president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"White House refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">national security team<\/a> had prepared military options for Trump to choose from, with American officials signaling that U.S. airstrikes could hit <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> in the near future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419883\/rfk-jr-calls-trump-diet-diet-coke-candy-unhinged\/\">RFK Jr. calls Trump&#8217;s diet &#8216;unhinged&#8217;: &#8216;I don&#8217;t know how he&#8217;s alive&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3847973\/what-is-the-insurrection-act-trump-national-guard-troop-deployment\/\">What is the Insurrection Act, the law at the center of the debate over Trump deploying the National Guard?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419819\/trump-threatens-minnesota-insurrection-act-second-federal-shooting-reignites-protesters\/\">Trump threatens Minnesota with Insurrection Act after second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-calls-trumps-diet-unhinged-i-dont-know-how-hes-alive\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. calls ...\u2019s diet \u2018unhinged\u2019: \u2018I don\u2019t know how he\u2019s alive\u2019\">federal shooting reignites protesters<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, on Wednesday, Trump told reporters at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> that Iranian government officials had promised to stop killing protesters, signaling that he was moving away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-naval-academy-targeted-by-the-naming-commission\/\" title=\"The Naval Academy Targeted by the Naming Commission\">imminent military action<\/a> against the regime.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday morning, the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury-department\/\"> Treasury Department<\/a> announced sanctions against five Iranian security officials the United States determined were overseeing &ldquo;elements of the [Iranian] security forces that are violently repressing the Iranian people.&rdquo; That group includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Council for National Security<\/li>\n<li>Mohammad Reza Hashemifar, commander of the Law Enforcement Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Lorestan Province)<\/li>\n<li>Nematollah Bagheri, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Lorestan Province)<\/li>\n<li>Azizollah Maleki, commander of the Law Enforcement Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Fars Province)<\/li>\n<li>Yadollah Buali, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Fars Province)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furthermore, Treasury sanctioned 18 individuals and entities &ldquo;who play critical roles in laundering the proceeds of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical sales to foreign markets as part of the clandestine &lsquo;shadow banking&rsquo; networks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\">Scott Bessent<\/a> said that Thursday&rsquo;s announcement is a continuation of Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;maximum pressure campaign&rdquo; against the Iranian government, which &ldquo;continues to egregiously mismanage its economic resources.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My message today is to the Iranian leadership on behalf of the people of Iran who cannot speak for themselves,&rdquo; he stated. &ldquo;Iran&rsquo;s leaders have brutally responded to peaceful demonstrations with violence, from mass shootings in the street to attacks on wounded victims and hospitals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419342\/trump-promise-iranian-protesters-significant-political-risks\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S PROMISE TO IRANIAN PROTESTERS POSES SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL RISKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tehran&rsquo;s natural resources belong to its people and not its brutal dictators. Treasury will continue to target Iranian networks and corrupt elites that enrich themselves at the expense of [the] average Iranian,&rdquo; Bessent concluded. &ldquo;Our message to the Iranian people is clear &mdash; your demands are legitimate. You are protesting for a noble cause, and the United States support you and your efforts to peacefully oppose the regime&rsquo;s mismanagement and brutality. Our message to the Iranian leaders is also clear. U.S. Treasury knows that, like rats on a sinking ship, you are frantically wiring funds stolen from Iranian families to banks and financial institutions around the world. Rest assured, we will track them and you, but there&rsquo;s still time if you choose to join us. As President Trump has said, &lsquo;Stop the Violence and stand with the people of Iran.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Watch Bessent&rsquo;s comments in full below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jMY8F48GoC0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iran Sanctions\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jMY8F48GoC0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump sanctions Iranians over deadly crackdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2537809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25300289941412.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36930,3823,3970,5036,3634],"class_list":["post-2537808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-human-rights","tag-iran","tag-protests","tag-sanctions","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25300289941412.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2537808"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2537816,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537808\/revisions\/2537816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2537809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2537808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2537808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2537808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}