<p>The United States announced yesterday that it will restrict visas for Iranian officials who were responsible for repressing peaceful protests.</p>
<p>“We’re restricting visas for current or former Iranian officials and individuals responsible for, or complicit in, the abuse, detention or killing of peaceful protesters or for inhibiting their rights to freedom of expression or assembly,” US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said.</p>
<p>Protests in Iran sparked on November 15 when the government raised fuel prices. Protesters have been demanding that clerical leaders step down. 304 people have been killed since the protests began.</p>
<p>The US also announced that they will be sanctioning two Iranian judges who have been accused of punishing Iranian citizens and dual nationals for exercising their freedoms of speech and assembly.</p>
<p>Read more from Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-to-restrict-visas-of-ir…">here</a>.</p>
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