Latest U.S. sanctions show disregard for human rights of all Iranians: foreign minister

Reuters

Published Oct 17, 2018 03:36PM ET

Latest U.S. sanctions show disregard for human rights of all Iranians: foreign minister

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States' latest economic sanctions against Iran display a disregard for the human rights of all Iranians, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned two Iranian banks and a handful of companies allegedly linked to Iran's Basij militia, which Washington says has recruited and trained child soldiers for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards.