US sanctions top aides to Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, including his son

Trump ministration imposed new sanctions on vember 4 on top aides of Iran's supreme leer  Ayatollah Khamanei commemorating 40th anniversary of U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran. It included nine people close to Supreme Leer Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his chief of staff, one of his sons and he of judiciary. Amid growing tensions between US and Iran, Treasury Department also sanctioned Hossein Dehghan, one of Khamenei's military aides who served as a commander in Leban during 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut that took lives, 241 service members.

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Sanctions imposed on people close to supreme leer

tensions escalated as more than 50 Americans were held host at embassy for 444 days. tensions sparked last year after President Donald Trump withdrew US from 2015 Iran Nuclear accord and reimposed sanctions to hamper its oil exports and isolate ecomy. Apart from sanctions, Trump has tried and showed a willingness to meet Iran's top leers. US state department anunced a new reward of up to $20 million for information about a former FBI nt who disappeared in Iran 12 years ago. State Secretary Mike Pompeo said that Trump ministration has me it very clear that Iran must release all missing and wrongfully detained Americans. A US ministration official said that sanctions are imposed to control Khamenei's inner circle. official said that sanction is aimed to target financial assets of supreme leer's inner circle which includes both military and foreign affairs visors.

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US sanctions block US entities 

US sanctions block US-controlled property and interests held by those targeted and forbid entities in US dealing with those sanctioned. people targeted by US sanctions include Khamenei's chief of staff Mohamm Mohammi Golpayegani as well as Vahid Haghanian who has been referred to as Supreme Leer's right hand, according to department. Treasury Department said Ebrahim Raisi who was appointed by Khameini in March 2019 to le Iran's judiciary, and Mojtaba Khamenei, Khamenei's second son, were also sanctioned. Iranian diplomat to UN did t comment on anything to a request.

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