US moves to sanction Iran one year after mass riots

Iranians protest a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini’s death after she was detained by the morality police in 2022 (AP)

Politicians in the United States have moved to punish Iran with trade sanctions, nearly  12 months after mass riots against the nation’s conservative government saw hundreds killed or thrown in prison.

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly agreed to restrict Iran’s ability to import or export its expanding arsenal of weapons from US soil.