United Kingdom, Iran

That's enough! UK hits Iran with sanctions for October 1 missile attack

Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the imposition of new sanctions against Iranian senior officers and rocket parts companies.

Missile billboard in Tehran. (Photo: saeediex/Shutterstock)

Following the Iranian missile attack on Israel on October 1, the United Kingdom has declared a new package of sanctions today (Monday) against Iranian officials and companies who are driving "escalation" in the Middle East.

The sanctions include Abdolrahim Mousavi, Commander-in Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Mohammad-Hossein Dadras, Deputy Commander-in Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Hamid Vahedi, Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, Mohammad Kazemi, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Chief, Habibollah Sayyari: Head of the Joint Staff of the Iranian Army and Deputy Chief for Coordination of the Iranian Army, Ali-Mohammad Naini: IRGC Spokesperson, Houssein Pourfarzaneh: Chief Engineer of Farzanegan Propulsion Systems Design Bureau (FPSDB).

The sanctions also include Farzanegan Propulsion Systems Design Bureau (FPSDB) and the Iranian Space Agency, which develop technologies and parts which can be used in the kind of missiles used against Israel.

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