[HIGHLIGHTS] US and British sanctions on “a network targeting Iranian dissidents”

US and British sanctions on “a network targeting Iranian dissidents”. The sanctions included members of Unit 840 of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

The US Treasury Department said the network is said to be operating “at the request of theIranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security” The UK said it would impose "sanctions on 7 individuals and one organization, including senior Iranian officials and members of organized criminal gangs cooperating with the regime’s regime” The UK Foreign Office said the sanctions were imposed in coordination with the United States.