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U.S. blacklists five Iranian officials for impeding 'fair' elections
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 20, 2020 / 10:41 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
U.S. blacklists five Iranian officials for impeding 'fair' elections
Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted five Iranian officials on Thursday, accusing them of preventing free and fair elections a day before a parliamentary vote that it branded a “sham.”
Iran’s election campaign ended on Thursday, ahead of the vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment at a time when relations with Washington are at their worst since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement it imposed sanctions on the officials, members of Iran’s Guardian Council and its Elections Supervision Committee, over their role in disqualifying several thousand candidates.
“Many of them were Iranians who questioned the Supreme Leader’s policies,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement, referring to those rejected from running. “This process is a sham. It is not free or fair,” he said.
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U.S. blacklists five Iranian officials for impeding 'fair' elections
Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted five Iranian officials on Thursday, accusing them of preventing free and fair elections a day before a parliamentary vote that it branded a “sham.”
Iran’s election campaign ended on Thursday, ahead of the vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment at a time when relations with Washington are at their worst since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement it imposed sanctions on the officials, members of Iran’s Guardian Council and its Elections Supervision Committee, over their role in disqualifying several thousand candidates.
“Many of them were Iranians who questioned the Supreme Leader’s policies,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement, referring to those rejected from running. “This process is a sham. It is not free or fair,” he said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/u-s-blacklists-five-iranian-officials-for-impeding-fair-elections-idUSKBN20E27M
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Yet t-rump's administration and Republican party welcomes foreign inference.
