Iran has imposed sanctions on US and British officials. The country announced the ban on Thursday (May 2) over its support for Israel in the Gaza war. French news agency AFP reported.
Israel’s arch-enemy Iran said in a statement from its foreign ministry that Israel is fighting against the Palestinian independence group Hamas. Some British and US officials have been sanctioned for supporting Israel in the war.
According to the statement, seven people, including the commander of the US Special Operations Command, General Brian P. Fenton, and the former commander of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, were placed under the sanctions.
Meanwhile, the statement also said that UK Defense Secretary of State Grant Shapps, Commander of the British Army’s Strategic Command James Hockenhull and the UK Royal Navy in the Red Sea have been targeted for sanctions.
In addition, penalties have been announced against US firms Lockheed Martin and Chevron and British counterparts Elbit Systems, Parker Meggitt and Rafael UK.
The ministry said the sanctions include “blocking accounts and transactions in Iran’s financial and banking system, blocking assets under the jurisdiction of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as banning visa issuance and entry into Iranian territory.”
But the impact of these actions on individuals or organizations, as well as their assets or dealings with Iran, remains unclear.
Iran, while supporting Hamas, has denied direct involvement in the attack.
