Iran Human Rights Abusers Who Should Be Sanctioned Now

Updated: December 16, 2022

In reaction to Mahsa Amini’s death in Iranian police custody and the regime’s violent attempts to suppress nationwide protests, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada have sanctioned certain Iranian officials and institutions responsible for human rights abuses. All Iran human rights sanctions designations can be viewed in United Against Nuclear Iran’s Iran Human Rights Sanctions Tracker.

Unfortunately, many more Iranian human rights violators have yet to be sanctioned by anyone. Consequently, United Against Nuclear Iran has compiled, and will continuously update, the following list of recommended targets for new human rights sanctions designations.

The sanctioned individuals noted on this page were designated after UANI’s recommendation.

Name Person/Entity Background AKA Sanctioned Sort descending
Raisi, Ebrahim Person

President (2021–present). Read More

Sadeghi Moghaddam, Mohammad-Hassan Person

Member of the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. Read More

Setayeshi, Masoud Person

Spokesman for Iran's judiciary. Read More

Shabzendedar Jahromi, Mehdi Person

Member of the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. Read More

Shamkhani, Ali Person

Secretary, Supreme National Security Council (2013–present). Read More

Siari, Mehdi Person

Deputy commander, Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), 2022–present. Read More

Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Entity

Tasked with debating and forming consensus on critical national security issues confronting the Iranian system. Read More

Tahan Nazif, Hadi Entity

Member of and spokesperson for the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. Read More

Zohourian, Alaedin Person

Head of the United States sanctioned Press Supervisory Board. Read More

Mortazavi, Hassan Person

Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces Quds Regional Operational Headquarters (2023–present). Read More

Bankipour Fard, Amir Hosein Person

Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, an extremist-dominated government policy-making body that developed stricter regulations in 2019 for mandatory hijab wearing. Read More

Eftekhari, Iman Person

Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, an extremist-dominated government policy-making body that developed stricter regulations in 2019 for mandatory hijab wearing. Read More

Haddad Adel, Gholamali Person

Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, an extremist-dominated government policy-making body that developed stricter regulations in 2019 for mandatory hijab wearing. Read More

Kabganian, Mansour Person

Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, an extremist-dominated government policy-making body that developed stricter regulations in 2019 for mandatory hijab wearing. Read More

Khazali, Kobra Person

Chairman of the Socio-Cultural Council of Women and Family. Read More

Mirbagheri, Morteza Person

Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, an extremist-dominated government policy-making body that developed stricter regulations in 2019 for mandatory hijab wearing. Read More

Mohammadi Araqi, Mohamoud Person

Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, an extremist-dominated government policy-making body that developed stricter regulations in 2019 for mandatory hijab wearing. Read More

Mokhber Dezfuli, Mohammad Reza Person

First–vice president of Iran (2021–present). Read More

Mokhber, Mohammad; Mokhber Dezfuli, Mohammad
Parsania, Hamid Person

Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, an extremist-dominated government policy-making body that developed stricter regulations in 2019 for mandatory hijab wearing. Read More

Peighami, Adel Person

Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, an extremist-dominated government policy-making body that developed stricter regulations in 2019 for mandatory hijab wearing. Read More