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Iran sanctions ex-aide to John Bolton

Source: AFP | 00:00 UTC+8 August 4, 2020 | Print Edition

Iran said it has sanctioned an ex-aide to a former US national security adviser who is a senior member of the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Richard Goldberg, who served as an aide to John Bolton, was sanctioned over “being actively involved in economic terrorism against the interests of Iran’s government and citizens,” state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the foreign ministry.

The sanctions were predicated on a 2017 law “confronting America’s human rights violations and adventurist and terrorist acts in the region.”

Details of the sanctions were not given. Iran had blacklisted the FDD and its chief executive Mark Dubowitz last year, also for “economic terrorism.”

The FDD describes itself as a Washington-based “non-partisan research institute focusing on foreign policy and national security.”

It strongly opposed the 2015 deal that saw world powers lift sanctions against Iran in return for placing limits on its nuclear program.

Tensions between Iran and the US have escalated since President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear accord and began reimposing sanctions against the Islamic republic in 2018.

Goldberg said on Twitter it was “a badge of honor” to be sanctioned by Iran for “coordinating” Trump’s maximum pressure campaign.

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