The sanctions include a travel ban and the freezing of financial assets they could hold in Iran.
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s foreign ministry has sanctioned U.S. President Donald Trump and nine other former senior executives and former top administration officials.
The individuals were listed because of “their role and involvement in acts of terrorism and anti-human rights against the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian nationals”, according to a statement by defense ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh on Tuesday.
In addition to Trump, who left office Wednesday, did Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former defense secretary Mark Esper, acting defense secretary Christopher Miller, finance secretary Steven Mnuchin, and CIA director Gina Haspel.
Former national security adviser John Bolton, former U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, replaces his Elliot Abrams, and Foreign Asset Control Office Director Andrea Gacki round the list.
The sanctions include a travel ban and the freezing of financial assets they could hold in Iran.
Iran maintains that, since 2018, when Trump unilaterally returned to Iran’s nuclear deal in 2015 with world powers, his administration has launched a “maximum pressure” campaign of economic sanctions. hard which Tehran has described as “economic and medical terrorism”.
Iran recently reported that U.S. sanctions have banned it from using money held abroad to purchase COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, a global consortium under the World Health Organization (WHO). .
“Unilateral sanctions – and unilateral bullying – are major violations of international fundamental rights enshrined in the United Nations charter,” Khatibzadeh said. “Based on this, Iran is uphold the right to take the necessary measures to oppose U.S. international breaches in all respects. “
The U.S. has been introducing new sanctions on Iran every week since the U.S. elections in November last year. President Joe Biden has vowed to revive the nuclear deal that helped him negotiate under former President Barack Obama.
In addition to the sanctions, the foreign ministry said their listing of U.S. officials was the result of the assassination of its chief general, Qasem Soleimani, and U.S. nuclear chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a U.S. supporter. to Israel and “regional control regimes”, and US funding and training of “terrorist organizations”.
Earlier this month, Iranian judges said they had requested an interpol “red notification” for Trump and 47 other U.S. officials involved in the Soleimani assassination.
Last June, Iran had requested an international arrest warrant for Trump and dozens of U.S. officials, which was rejected by French-based Interpol because of its political nature.
Top Iranian officials have also considered accusing Trump after he left the White House.