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U.S. designates Fardis Prison in Iran for sanctions

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Fardis Prison is officially designated by the U.S. government for sanctions.

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The U.S. announced sanctions targeting Iran in response to the regime’s repression of protesters. The State Department said it is designating Fardis Prison over reported abuses, while the Treasury is sanctioning several Iranian security officials — including Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security — and 18 individuals and entities tied to Iran’s shadow-banking networks that laundered proceeds from petroleum and petrochemical sales. The action cites multiple executive orders and implements National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 of 2025.
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Authoritative U.S. government statements and independent reporting confirm the claim. The U.S. State Department press statement dated January 15, 2026 explicitly states the United States is “designating the notorious Fardis Prison,” and the Department of the Treasury/OFAC press release the same day documents related sanctions actions. Major news outlets (Reuters) independently report that the U.S. imposed sanctions on Fardis Prison on January 15, 2026. Verdict: True — official State and Treasury releases and corroborating reporting show Fardis Prison was designated for sanctions on that date.

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  1. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 12:47 AMTrue
    Authoritative U.S. government statements and independent reporting confirm the claim. The U.S. State Department press statement dated January 15, 2026 explicitly states the United States is “designating the notorious Fardis Prison,” and the Department of the Treasury/OFAC press release the same day documents related sanctions actions. Major news outlets (Reuters) independently report that the U.S. imposed sanctions on Fardis Prison on January 15, 2026. Verdict: True — official State and Treasury releases and corroborating reporting show Fardis Prison was designated for sanctions on that date.
  2. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 12:32 AMTrue
    The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an “Iran-related Designations” notice on January 15, 2026 that explicitly lists “FARDIS PRISON” in Alborz, Iran as a newly added entity on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) sanctions list, making it subject to U.S. sanctions. A Reuters report the same day states that “The U.S. also imposed sanctions on Fardis Prison, where the State Department said women had ‘endured cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.’” Kuwait’s official news agency (KUNA) likewise reports Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing that “the United States is designating the notorious Fardis Prison” as part of new sanctions over Iran’s protest crackdown. Based on these convergent official and reputable reports, the verdict is True because the United States did in fact designate Fardis Prison in Iran for sanctions on January 15, 2026.
  3. Original article · Jan 15, 2026
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