WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on state-run agencies in Russia and Iran over their roles in wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens.
The sanctions, announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, target Russia’s Federal Security Service and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Organization.
"Russia’s and Iran’s continued pattern of wrongfully detaining U.S. nationals is unacceptable," Blinken said in a statement . "The United States will never stop working to secure the release of U.S. nationals who are wrongfully detained or held hostage and reunite them with their loved ones. Today’s actions are one tool furthering that cause, and […]
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