The US government will impose sanctions on officials from Russia’s Federal Security Service – commonly known as the FSB – and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Organisation as part of the Biden administration’s effort to crack down on unlawful detentions of US nationals by both countries, senior White House officials said on Thursday.
“These actors in Russia and Iran have tried to use Americans for political leverage or to seek concessions from the United States. These actions threaten the stability and integrity of the international political system also threaten the safety of US Nationals and other persons abroad,” said a senior official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
