On the 16th, the Council of the European Union issued a communiqué stating that it has decided to impose sanctions on 16 individuals and 3 entities from Iran, including measures such as asset freezes and travel bans.
According to the communiqué, the sanctioned targets include the Iranian Deputy Minister of Interior in charge of security and law enforcement, several regional commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, personnel from the judicial and prison systems, the head of Tehran's cyber police, and an information technology service company.
The communiqué stated that currently, the EU's restrictive measures against Iran now cover 263 individuals and 53 entities. These measures include asset freezes, prohibitions on providing funds or economic resources to them, and bans on relevant individuals entering or transiting through EU territory, among others.
Appointees of Former Iranian Supreme Leader Continue Duties
The new Iranian Supreme Leader, Khamenei, has ordered that the heads of institutions and officials appointed by the late Supreme Leader Khomeini continue to perform their duties.
In a written directive, Mojtaba stated that the heads of institutions and officials appointed by the former Supreme Leader should continue their work in accordance with the policies and measures formulated during the martyr leader’s lifetime, without needing to be reappointed.