As threat of possible U.S. attack on Iran looms, President donald trump The administration has announced additional sanctions targeting Iranian figures.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) “took further action against Iranian officials responsible for the regime’s brutal repression of its own people.”

“The officials sanctioned today include Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni Kalagari, who oversees the Islamic Republic of Iran’s (LEF) murderous Law Enforcement Force, a key entity responsible for the deaths of thousands of peaceful protesters,” the department said.

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The department added: “OFAC also designated Babak Morteza Zanjani, an Iranian criminal investor who embezzled billions of dollars in Iranian oil revenue that rightfully belonged to the Iranian people and was never fully recovered. Zanjani was released from custody for Iranian regime money laundering and provided financial support for major projects in support of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the broader Iranian regime.”

The U.S. Treasury Department also noted that OFAC designated two Zanjani-related digital asset exchanges “that handle significant amounts of funds associated with IRGC-related counterparties.”

The news comes as the Trump administration prepares for the eventuality. army Action against Iran.

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Trump issued a shocking Truth Society post on Wednesday, warning that if the U.S. Iran Not negotiating a nuclear deal.

Trump said in a “Truth Society” post on Wednesday that the United States may use force against Iran if a nuclear deal is not reached soon.

“A massive Armada is sailing toward Iran. It’s moving fast, full of power, passion and purpose. It’s a fleet, led by the great Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, larger than the fleet sent to Venezuela. Like Venezuela, it is ready, willing and able to quickly carry out its mission with speed and violence if necessary. Hopefully, Iran will quickly ‘come to the table’ and negotiate a fair and just deal – without nuclear weapons – one that benefits all parties,” the President warned at a Truth Social event on Wednesday. postal.

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In recent days, the commander-in-chief has received an expanded list of possible military actions against Iran to cause more damage to the country’s nuclear and missile facilities or to weaken the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader. new york times Thursday’s report quoted U.S. officials as saying.

Officials reportedly said the military option went further than the one the president was considering earlier this month to fulfill his promise to stop the massacre of protesters.

Current options include the possibility of U.S. troops carrying out attacks inside Iran, the Times reported, suggesting the protests have been suppressed.