London(IP)- The British government sanctioned the mayor of Tehran and three other Iranian officials.

Iran PressEurope: The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced new sanctions against the Iranian official, Alireza Zakani, the mayor of Tehran, by adding to its list of sanctions coinciding the anniversary of last year's riots.

Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Hashemi, Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and Saeed Montazerul-Mahdi, the spokesman for The Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran known as Faraja, are other officials whose names are mentioned in the new sanctions list of the British government.

So far, the British government has completely sanctioned more than 350 Iranian officials and institutions.

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