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sanctionsHuman Rights SanctionsWashington, D.C., United Statesstable 85.0

Treasury sanctions Iran's interior minister over protest crackdown

The U.S. government sanctioned Iran's interior minister and related actors over the state's violent protest crackdown. The action extended the sanctions architecture around Iranian repression and turned accountability claims into formal financial restrictions.

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Published

1/30/2026

Current public event date

Source base

1 sources

Evidence records attached to this event

Actor field

2 ranked

Actors currently scored in public view

Incident links

1

Analyses connected to this incident

Editorial note

Curated from AP reporting on sanctions tied to Iran's protest crackdown.

Event harm

59.8

Overall event-level harm score

Top culpability

41.9

Treasury sanctions officials

Confidence

85.0

How stable the current public reading is

Top responsibility

70.0

Highest actor responsibility before event harm is applied

Event harm

Harm context

The public harm score is grounded in who bears the harm, what protections are in play, and the broader social fallout.

Who is harmed

Journalists, sources, and the wider public that depends on independent reporting.

Rights or laws at risk

Press freedom, source confidentiality, and protection against retaliatory state intrusion are at risk.

Societal impact

The move can reshape diplomatic pressure, economic spillover, and daily conditions for civilians connected to the targeted system.

Overview

Highest ranked actor

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Treasury sanctions officials

Rank #1 with the highest weighted culpability in the current public reading.

Culpability

41.9

Weighted contribution

Confidence

91.0

Attribution stability

Rank #1executoragencyUnited States

Treasury sanctions officials

Ranked in the public field as a executor with a current responsibility band of meaningful.

stable 91.0

Responsibility

70.0

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

41.9

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

91.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

1

Attached source links for this actor.

Why this actor is ranked here

Treasury officials executed the sanctions designation and translated the policy decision into concrete financial restrictions.

1 evidence link

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Ranked actors

2

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Top actor

Treasury sanctions officials

Highest-ranked actor in the current public reading.

Revisions

7

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Rank #2authorizerpersonUnited States

President Donald Trump

Ranked in the public field as a authorizer with a current responsibility band of meaningful.

supported 79.0

Responsibility

57.4

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

34.3

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

79.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

1

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Why this actor is ranked here

Because the sanctions fit the administration's broader Iran policy, the presidency carries the main authorizing role above the implementing agencies.

1 evidence link