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Sep 29, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read Read on X
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. Image
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. Image
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.” Image
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. Image
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. Image
Learn more from our experts Behnam Ben Taleblu and @SGhasseminejad in @thedispatch:
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More from @FDD_Iran

Apr 6, 2018
1. Defense Minister Amir Hatami this week addressed Moscow’s MCIS-2018 conference and has met with top Russian defense officials.
2. State media have highlighted 8 key remarks from Hatami's visit:

1) Form joint military committee with Russia and Belarus
2) "Expand missile capability for legal regional defense"
3) Regional cooperation to confront cyber terrorism
4) Asian security cooperation
3.
5) Continue Iranian-Russian cooperation in Syria
a. Hatami said that cooperation within the framework of bilateral military agreements have had “good growth” since signed in 2015
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Jan 17, 2018
1. Reports continue to surface about Iranians who have died in detention after participating in #IranProtests. Authorities initially claimed suicide, have tried to intimidate families, and have mobilized media to discredit them as drug addicts, counterrevolutionaries, etc.
2. Seyyed Shahab Abtahi, 20 years old. His body was dropped off in front of the house of his father in Arak, central Iran, after more than a week in detention. Signs of beating were visible on body.
3. Aria Rouzbehi-Babadi. His body was said to be found in Karoon river in southwestern Iran after he disappeared during protests.
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