U.S. Revokes Entry for Iranian Officials’ Families, Sanctions Six Over Protest Crackdowns
The United States has drawn a hard line against the Iranian regime’s brutality.Last week, the State Department revoked the privilege of senior Iranian officials and their family members to reside in or enter the U.S., a move that slams shut the door on those who profit from oppression while their countrymen bleed.
This is not mere symbolism—it’s a direct strike at the hypocrisy of a regime whose elites enjoy Western luxuries while ordering massacres at home.
The stakes are stark. Thousands of Iranian civilians perished in a January uprising, crushed under the heel of a regime that prioritizes terror abroad over bread at home. As a 19-year-old wrestling champion faces a death sentence for daring to protest, America has signaled it will no longer harbor the kin of his executioners.
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The United States said it was deeply concerned by reports that a 19-year-old Iranian wrestling champion, Saleh Mohammadi, faces imminent execution, and urged Tehran to halt the sentence.