Australia's targeted sanctions come ahead of the first anniversary of the death in Iranian police custody of Mahsa Amini, which sparked months of nationwide protests.
Iran's foreign ministry says it "communicated strong objections of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the interventionist statement as well as the sanctions". / Photo: AP Archive
Iran has summoned the Australian charge d'affaires to protest what it described as an"interventionist statement" and a round of sanctions, the country's Foreign Ministry said. Australia said on Wednesday it was imposing"targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on four individuals and three entities responsible for the oppression of people in Iran, including women and girls."
It named Iran's police spokesperson Saeed Montazer Almehdi as among people covered by the latest sanctions which also included Iran's cyber police and state-run Press TV. On the first anniversary of the incarceration that led to the tragic death of Mahsa Jina Amini, Australia is imposing sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for the oppression of people in Iran, including women and girls.
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