"In statements on Friday, the US officials directly tied the sanctions on the nine vessels and their respective owners or management firms to the government's deadly crackdown on protesters. The department said the fleet collectively transported hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil and petroleum products to foreign markets. It is alleged that revenue from these products is being diverted to fund regional terrorist proxies, weapons programs, and security services."
"In a statement, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the actions target a critical component of how Iran generates the funds used to repress its own people. Treasury will continue to track the tens of millions of dollars that the regime has stolen and is desperately attempting to wire to banks outside of Iran, he added. Department of State spokesperson Tommy Pigott, meanwhile, said the sanctions will constrain its ability to bankroll the repression of Iranians and international malign behaviour."
"Iranian state television has reported that 3,117 people were killed during the crackdown on demonstrations, which were initially sparked by shopkeepers protesting the high cost of living. They soon spread into a wider antigovernment. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has said 4,519 were killed during the wave of demonstrations, including 4,251 protesters, 197 security personnel, 35 people aged under 18 and 38 bystanders who it says were neither protesters nor security personnel."
The United States imposed new sanctions on nine vessels and their owners or management firms identified as part of Iran's shadow fleet supporting oil exports. US officials linked the measures to Tehran's deadly crackdown on protesters and said the fleet transported hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil and petroleum products to foreign markets. Authorities allege revenue from these shipments is diverted to regional terrorist proxies, weapons programs, and security services, and Treasury pledged to track tens of millions the regime is attempting to wire abroad. Reported death tolls vary, and Iran has promised harsh sentences for hundreds arrested.
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