Tehran, Iran:
Iran announced sanctions on Thursday against several US and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel in its war against the Palestinian group Hamas.
The Islamic republic, Israel's regional archenemy, announced the punitive measures in a statement from its Foreign Ministry.
It said the sanctions targeted seven Americans, including Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, and Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, a former commander of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet.
British officials and entities targeted include Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps, Commander of the British Army Strategic Command James Hockenhull and the British Royal Navy in the Red Sea.
Penalties were also announced against US companies Lockheed Martin and Chevron and British counterparts Elbit Systems, Parker Meggitt and Rafael UK.
The ministry said the sanctions include “the blocking of accounts and transactions in the Iranian financial and banking systems, the blocking of assets within the jurisdiction of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the ban on the issuance of visas and entry into Iranian territory” include.
The impact of these measures on the individuals or entities, as well as on their assets or relationships with Iran, remains unclear.
The war in the Gaza Strip broke out after Palestinian Hamas operatives attacked Israel on October 7, killing 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on official Israeli figures.
Iran supports Hamas but denies any direct involvement in the attack.
Israel's retaliatory offensive against Hamas has since killed at least 34,568 people, mostly women and children, according to the Ministry of Health in the Hamas-held area.
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