New Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/846 regarding sanctions measures directed towards person, entities, and bodies engaged in or supportive of serious human rights violations in Iran was published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the EU. It amends the list of sanctioned parties set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 by adding eight persons and one entity to the list following the continued aggression against demonstrators by security forces, the unlawful detainment of such demonstrators, and the restriction of internet access to the general population in the country. The following parties are affected by the asset freeze:
#### Persons
(1) Entry # 214 NOBAVEH VATAN Bijan
(2) Entry # 215 YAZDIKHAH Ali
(3) Entry # 216 ALIBABAEI Mehdi
(4) Entry # 217 NOUROUZI Ali Asghar
(5) Entry # 218 TABATABAI Seyyed Amin Ala Emami
(6) Entry # 219 ALAODDINI Yahya
(7) Entry # 220 BABAMORADI Jamal Ali
(8) Entry # 221 KARIMI Ahmad Hasan
#### Entity
(1) Entry # 35 – Ariantel
