Australia Hits Iranian Individuals, Entities with New Sanctions

(MENAFN) Australia announced sweeping financial sanctions and travel bans against a fresh wave of Iranian individuals and entities on Tuesday, citing their alleged roles in serious human rights violations.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed in an official statement that the measures take direct aim at seven individuals and four entities with ties to Iran's security and financial networks.

"In January, the Iranian regime massacred thousands of its own citizens and carried out mass arrests of peaceful protesters, torturing detainees, subjecting them to forced confessions and preventing them from communicating with loved ones," Wong said. "The regime limited internet access to stop the world from learning of these atrocities."

Among those sanctioned, Australian authorities allege, are individuals involved in enforcing Iran's mandatory hijab policies, surveilling activists and political opponents, and detaining foreign nationals. The measures also target financial networks allegedly channeling funds to armed groups and Iran's missile program.

The announcement was coordinated with the UK, which simultaneously imposed additional sanctions as part of a joint effort with international partners, according to the official readout.

Canberra noted that the Albanese government has now levied more than 230 sanctions on Iranian-linked individuals and entities — over 100 of which are tied directly to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Tehran had not issued any immediate response to the latest accusations or sanctions at the time of reporting.

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