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US State Department Revokes Green Cards of Three Iranian Nationals Linked to Regime
·Washington D.C.
The US State Department revoked the green cards of three Iranian nationals with family ties to a Iranian military general, a regime spokesperson, and a security chief. Federal agents carried out the arrests. This represents a hardening of the US posture toward Iranian nationals in the US even as diplomatic talks were ongoing in Islamabad.
The arrests of three Iranian nationals by federal agents in the US represent a significant hardening of the US domestic posture toward Iranian-linked individuals. The State Department revoked their green cards citing links to Iran's military and security apparatus. The arrests occurred on the same day that US and Iranian negotiators were meeting in Islamabad, illustrating the contradictory pressures in the US approach: diplomatic talks at one level, tough enforcement at another.