U.S. sanctions head of Iran's judiciary

The United States imposed sanctions on 14 individuals and entities on Friday, including the head of Iran’s judiciary, Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani.

The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement that Larijani, a close ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is “responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in Iran or Iranian citizens or residents.”