EU Sanctions 7 for Iranian Protest Crackdowns

The EU added seven Iranian government officials, security officers and judges to its Iran sanctions list for committing "serious human rights violations." The designations target prosecutor Seyyed Mohammad Mousvian and deputy judge Ali Zare Nouri, both responsible for trials against protesters who were later executed, the European Council said June 26. Sanctions were also applied to Iranian officials Seyyed Nader Safavi Mirmahalleh and Seyyed Abbas Hosseini and police or military officials Seyyed Khalil Safavi, Mojtaba Fada and Rashid Kaboud Vandi.