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US Treasury Designatates Senior Iranian Regime Officials Preventing Free Elections in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Thursday,\u00a0the United States Treasury Department<\/a>\u00a0slapped new\u00a0sanctions\u00a0on\u00a0the Iranian regime\u2019s Guardian Council and its Elections Supervision Committee.<\/p>\n

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In a briefing in Washington, Brian Hook, the U.S. special\u00a0envoy\u00a0for Iran indicated that the sanctioned persons include Ahmad Jannati, the secretary of the Guardians Council.
\nHook said the election committee \u201cdenied more than 7,000 candidates the right to run for a parliamentary seat” in the February 21 poll. An additional 90 sitting members of parliament were disqualified from running for reelection, he added.<\/p>\n

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Today, Special Representative for #Iran<\/a> Brian Hook addressed reporters. pic.twitter.com\/oygEGp4147<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) February 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jannati and the four other sanctioned members “have denied the Iranian people free and fair” elections, Hook said.<\/p>\n

The Treasury Department released a statement announcing the new sanctions.<\/p>\n

\u201cTreasury\u2019s action targets Ahmad Jannati, the Secretary of the Guardian Council, and Mohammad Yazdi, a member of Iran\u2019s Guardian Council who was formerly Iran\u2019s first Judiciary Chief, and three additional members of its Elections Supervisory Committee.\u00a0 The Supreme Leader uses his appointees to deprive the Iranian people of free and fair elections by blocking candidates that do not mirror his radical views.\u201d Reads the statement, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump Administration will not tolerate the manipulation of elections to favor the regime\u2019s malign agenda, and this action exposes those senior regime officials responsible for preventing the Iranian people from freely choosing their leaders,\u201d said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin.\u00a0 \u201cThe United States will continue to support the democratic aspirations of Iranians.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full statement<\/a> of the US Treasury Department:<\/p>\n

PRESS RELEASES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Treasury Designates Senior Iranian Regime Officials Preventing Free and Fair Elections in Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 20, 2020<\/p>\n

Action follows the disqualification of several thousand candidates by Iran\u2019s Guardian Council.<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today took action against five members of Iran\u2019s Guardian Council and its Elections Supervision Committee, which are appointed by Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader or his appointees.\u00a0 The Guardian Council, which is responsible for \u201cvetting\u201d candidates, uses this power to disqualify Iranians from competing in elections.\u00a0 Treasury\u2019s action targets Ahmad Jannati, the Secretary of the Guardian Council, and Mohammad Yazdi, a member of Iran\u2019s Guardian Council who was formerly Iran\u2019s first Judiciary Chief, and three additional members of its Elections Supervisory Committee.\u00a0 The Supreme Leader uses his appointees to deprive the Iranian people of free and fair elections by blocking candidates that do not mirror his radical views.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump Administration will not tolerate the manipulation of elections to favor the regime\u2019s malign agenda, and this action exposes those senior regime officials responsible for preventing the Iranian people from freely choosing their leaders,\u201d said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin.\u00a0 \u201cThe United States will continue to support the democratic aspirations of Iranians.\u201d<\/p>\n

This action is being taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.)\u00a013876 of June 24, 2019. \u00a0The E.O. imposed sanctions on the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Supreme Leader\u2019s Office (SLO) and authorized the imposition of sanctions on certain others determined to be associated with the Supreme Leader or the SLO. \u00a0Today\u2019s action complement Treasury\u2019s previous sanctions targeting senior regime officials who support the Supreme Leader and maintain the regime\u2019s control of Iranian political institutions, including the Iranian regime\u2019s Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif; the head of Iran\u2019s Judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi; and the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.<\/p>\n

AHMAD JANNATI AND MOHAMMAD YAZDI<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Today, OFAC designated Ahmad Jannati, the longtime Secretary of Iran\u2019s Guardian Council, who was originally appointed to the Council by the Supreme Leader in February 1980 and reappointed to a six-year term in 2016. \u00a0As Secretary of the Guardian Council, and a member of the Elections Supervision Committee for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, Jannati oversaw the disqualification of nearly half of potential parliamentary candidates, including several incumbent legislators.<\/p>\n

In addition to chairing the Guardian Council, Jannati is the chair of the Assembly of Experts, an entity responsible for choosing the next Supreme Leader. \u00a0Jannati was also appointed by the Supreme Leader to the Expediency Council, which is an advisory body for the Supreme Leader with an ultimate adjudicating power in disputes over legislation between the parliament and the Guardian Council.<\/p>\n

Mohammad Yazdi was most recently re-appointed by the Supreme Leader to the Guardian Council in July 2019 as a religious jurist. \u00a0Yazdi also served on the central supervisory committee for the upcoming presidential and midterm elections. \u00a0Additionally, as Iran\u2019s Judiciary Chief from 1989-1999, Yazdi abolished the Office of the Prosecutor, effectively rendering all judges prosecutors and leading to the widespread violation of basic human rights.<\/p>\n

Jannati and Yazdi are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13876 for being persons appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran to a position as a state official of Iran.<\/p>\n

SIAMAK RAHPEYK, ABBAS ALI KADKHODAEI,
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AND MOHAMMAD HASAN SADEGHI MOGHADAM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Siamak Rahpeyk is a legal expert appointed by Jannati to the Guardian Council\u2019s Central Committee for Election Supervision and as deputy head in charge of executive and election affairs. \u00a0Rahpeyk has justified the Guardian Council\u2019s role to disqualify election candidates.<\/p>\n

Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei is also a legal expert appointed by Jannati to the position of deputy head of the Guardian Council, speaker of the Guardian Council, and to the Central Committee for Election Supervision.\u00a0 Before initial parliamentary disqualifications were announced on January 27, 2020, he stated that insults, defamation, or inflammatory remarks towards the Supreme Leader would be considered when vetting candidates.<\/p>\n

Mohammad Hasan Sadeghi Moghadam is also a legal expert appointed by Jannati to the Guardian Council\u2019s Central Committee for Election Supervision. \u00a0Sadeghi Moghadam also serves as a senior advisor to Jannati. \u00a0He has defended the practice of candidate disqualification, stating that it is the Guardian Council\u2019s legal responsibility to vet candidates.<\/p>\n

Rahpeyk, Kadkhodaei, and Sadeghi Moghadam are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13876 for being persons appointed to a position as a state official of Iran, or as the head of any entity located in Iran or any entity located outside of Iran that is owned or controlled by one or more entities in Iran, by Jannati, a person appointed by the Supreme Leader.<\/p>\n

SANCTIONS\u00a0IMPLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

All property and interests in property of these persons that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. OFAC\u2019s regulations generally prohibit all dealings by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked or designated persons.<\/p>\n

In addition, non-U.S. persons that engage in certain transactions with the persons designated today may themselves be exposed to designation.\u00a0 Furthermore, any foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts or facilitates a significant transaction for or on behalf of the persons designated today could be subject to U.S. correspondent or payable-through account sanctions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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