US Sanctions Head of Iran Atomic Energy Organization

The U.S. sanctioned the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and AEOI Chief Officer Ali Akbar Salehi, Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said during a Jan. 30 press conference. Hook said the AEOI “played a key role in Iran breaching its nuclear commitments” under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Salehi “personally inaugurated the installation of new, advanced centrifuges to expand its uranium enrichment capacity.” The AEOI was designated by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in 2018.