US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Iran Officials as Talks Continue
The Omani consulate general ahead of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva on Feb. 17.
Photographer: Harold Cunningham/AFP/Getty ImagesThe US announced visa restrictions on Iranian officials and executives for repressing recent anti-regime protests and cutting off internet access, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on Tehran amid ongoing nuclear talks.
The State Department said on Wednesday it is targeting 18 Iranian officials and telecommunications industry leaders and their immediate family members for the crackdown and communications blackout, blaming them for “inhibiting the right of Iranians to free expression and peaceful assembly.”