Thread by @FDD_Iran

The regime has killed dozens of #IranProtesters — and that number is climbing. Raisi sits at the helm of the most sanctioned cabinet in Iranian history, but there are still actions that the U.S. can take *immediately* to hold regime officials accountable for their brutality.

The Biden administration currently has all legal and political authorities needed to work with @USTreasury on a targeted campaign of designations against those responsible for killing #MahsaAmini and repressing the #IranProtests.

Here's where they can start 👇🧵

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐢
He's the chief of police forces in Tehran. In addition to his role in the crackdown of the current #IranProtests, he was also behind crackdowns in 2017 and 2019 where many were arrested, injured, tortured, and killed.

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐢 𝐀𝐳𝐚𝐝𝐢
He's the chief of police forces in Kurdistan. Forces under his command have been shooting #IranProtesters and have injured or killed many — including a ten-year-old girl who was shot in the head.

𝐒𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐳𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐢
He's the chief of the ideological-political office of the Islamic Republic’s police forces. He has been a driving force behind the religious police. This summer, he praised the religious police for doing their job “intensely.”

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝-𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐝
(AKA Hossein Nejat)
He's the deputy commander of the Sar-Allah Garrison, Tehran's security forces that arrest, beat, and shoot #IranProtesters. He has a history of human rights violations.

𝒁𝒊𝒃𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒋𝒂𝒅/𝑵𝒆𝒋𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒅
He played a major role in the brutal crackdown that ended the 1999 student uprising. In his current role and as former deputy commander of IRGC Intelligence, he was behind the crackdowns of #IranProtests in 2017 and 2019, too.

𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐡 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐲𝐢
He's the first deputy of the judiciary—a major player in suppressing #IranProtesters, particularly Iranian women. They support morality police and other regime bodies by punishing protesters and covering up regime brutality.

Learn more from our experts Behnam Ben Taleblu and @SGhasseminejad in @thedispatch:
fdd.org/analysis/2022/…