Iran: Washington targets regime's head and sanctioned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The United States on Monday announced "harsh" sanctions against Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking Revolutionary Guards striking the head of the Islamic Republic to further escalate pressure on Tehran.
US President Donald Trump, who accuses Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons and being a "sponsor of terrorism," signed a decree preventing "the Supreme Leader, his team and others who are closely linked to access to essential financial resources ".
Also targeted is the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the face of Iran's policy of détente with the West, considered a moderate and abhorred ultraconservatives.....