Britain said on December 14 that it has adopted a new sanctions regime against Iran as it announced measures against several individuals, including the head of Tehran's Quds Force, Esmail Qaani. The United States also imposed sanctions on a Quds Force official, the Treasury Department said. London said it established the new sanctions regime in response to "unprecedented threats" from Tehran to peace in the Middle East and to plots to kill individuals in Britain. The U.S. designation targets a Quds Force official involved in supporting Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the EU.
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