LONDON (Reuters) -Britain sanctioned Iranian banker and businessman Aliakbar Ansari on Thursday, citing his role in financially supporting the activities of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the reason for its action.

“Its (the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’) use of repression and targeted threats to carry out hostile acts, including here in the UK, is completely unacceptable,” Britain’s Middle East minister Hamish Falconer said in a statement.

“We will not tolerate threats from the IRGC and will not hesitate to take the most effective measures against them.” Show Full Article

An update to the British government website showed that an asset freeze, director disqualification and travel ban were imposed on Ansari. Reuters could not immediately reach him for comment.

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