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Rishi Sunak’s government has unveiled new sanctions against seven individuals linked to Iran, for allegations including assassinations and threats to life in countries such as the UK.
Asset freezes were announced against five Iranians and two Turks, as well as against a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds unit said to have targeted people in Britain.
Foreign secretary David Cameron said the Iranian regime and “the criminal gangs who operate on its behalf” pose an unacceptable threat to UK security.
Lord Cameron said: “Today’s package exposes the roles of the Iranian officials and gangs involved in activity aimed to undermine, silence and disrupt the democratic freedoms we value in the UK.
“The UK and US have sent a clear message – we will not tolerate this threat.”
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