{"id":119144,"date":"2026-01-30T14:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/us-escalates-sanctions-on-iranian-officials-as-trump-considers-military-options-119144"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:04:37","slug":"us-escalates-sanctions-on-iranian-officials-as-trump-considers-military-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/us-escalates-sanctions-on-iranian-officials-as-trump-considers-military-options-119144","title":{"rendered":"US escalates sanctions on Iranian officials as Trump considers military options"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>As the threat of a possible U.S. attack against Iran looms, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> administration has announced additional sanctions targeting Iranian figures.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department announced Friday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) &#8220;took additional action against Iranian officials responsible for the regime\u2019s brutal crackdown on its own people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Among the officials sanctioned today is Eskandar Momeni Kalagari\u00a0\u2014 Iran\u2019s Minister of the Interior \u2014 who oversees the murderous Law Enforcement Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (LEF), a key entity responsible for the deaths of thousands of peaceful protestors,&#8221; the department said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hegseth-says-department-war-will-prepared-deliver-whatever-trump-wants-following-iran-warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HEGSETH SAYS DEPARTMENT OF WAR \u2018WILL BE PREPARED TO DELIVER\u2019 WHATEVER TRUMP WANTS FOLLOWING IRAN WARNING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;OFAC also designated Babak Morteza Zanjani, a criminal Iranian investor who previously embezzled billions of dollars in Iranian oil revenue that rightfully belonged to the Iranian people and was never fully recovered. Freed from imprisonment in order to launder money for the regime, Zanjani has provided financial backing for major projects that support the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian regime more broadly,&#8221; the department added.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department also noted that OFAC designated two digital asset exchanges linked to Zanjani that &#8220;have processed large volumes of funds associated with IRGC-linked counterparties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as the Trump administration prepares for the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">military<\/a> action against Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/rubio-revokes-iranian-officials-us-travel-privileges-over-deadly-protest-crackdown-killing-thousands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RUBIO REVOKES IRANIAN OFFICIALS&#8217; US TRAVEL PRIVILEGES OVER DEADLY PROTEST CRACKDOWN KILLING THOUSANDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump issued a saber-rattling Truth Social post on Wednesday warning that the U.S. will attack if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a> does not negotiate a nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that the U.S. could use force against Iran if a nuclear deal is not reached soon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A massive Armada is heading to Iran. It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose. It is a larger fleet, headed by the great Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln, than that sent to Venezuela. Like with Venezuela, it is, ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary. Hopefully Iran will quickly \u2018Come to the Table\u2019 and negotiate a fair and equitable deal &#8211; NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS &#8211; one that is good for all parties,&#8221; the president warned in a Wednesday Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115972658725010644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-responds-trump-pressure-warning-retaliation-fingers-trigger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IRAN RESPONDS TO TRUMP PRESSURE WITH WARNING OF RETALIATION: \u2018FINGERS ON THE TRIGGER\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The commander-in-chief has in recent days been supplied with an expanded list of possible military actions against Iran to inflict additional damage on the foreign nation&#8217;s nuclear and missile facilities or weaken the Islamic Republic&#8217;s supreme leader, The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/29\/us\/trump-military-options-against-iran.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Times<\/a> reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<p>The military options go further than those the president was previously mulling earlier this month to fulfill his pledge to stop the slaughter of protesters, officials reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>The current list of options includes the prospect of U.S. forces executing raids inside the nation of Iran, according to the Times, which indicated that the protests have been crushed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-escalates-sanctions-iranian-officials-trump-considers-military-options\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-escalates-sanctions-iranian-officials-trump-considers-military-options <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the threat of a possible U.S. attack against Iran looms, President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration has announced additional sanctions targeting Iranian figures. 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