US Sanctions Iran Foundation Used to Fund Protest Crackdown
People gather next to a burning motorcycle in Tehran on Oct. 8, 2022.
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The US Treasury Department imposed fresh sanctions on an Iranian foundation it said is used as a slush fund by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in connection with efforts to quash anti-government protests.
Senior IRGC members have used the IRGC Cooperative Foundation to carry out human rights abuses, including suppressing protests, and the foundation become a “wellspring of corruption and graft,” according to Treasury.