UK Adds to Iran, Global Human Rights Sanctions Regimes

The U.K. on Oct. 15 added nine entries to its Iran sanctions regime and seven entries to its global human rights sanctions regime.

The Iranian sanctions additions include seven people and two entities. The people include six members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and one businessman in the Iranian defense sector. The entities are the Farzanegan Propulsion Systems Design Bureau and Iranian Space Agency.

Under the global human rights sanctions regime, the U.K. added seven entities with ties to violent Israeli settler operations in the West Bank. The entities are Amana, Hashomer Yosh, Meitarim Outpost, Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva settlement, Shuvi Eretz Outpost, Tirzah Valley Farm and Torat Lechima.