Mirheydary, Mohammad Reza

"We are also designating the Iranian commander and chief of police in Isfahan Province, Mohammed Reza Mirheydary, under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022, for his involvement in gross violations of human rights, namely the cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of peaceful protestors during the November 2021 protests in Isfahan, Iran.  As a result of today’s action, Mirheydary is ineligible for entry into the United States... [C]onsistent with section 106 of Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017, we are identifying and imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity implicated in extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in Iran.Mohammed Reza Mirheydary is the commander and chief of the police force in Isfahan Province.  He was the commander of a November 2021 operation to suppress peaceful protesters, and he oversaw the mistreatment of the protestors."¹

"Chief of the Law Enforcement Command (LEF) in Isfahan province."²

Sources: 

1. https://www.state.gov/designation-of-iranian-officials-and-entities-connected-to-ongoing-protest-repression-censorship-and-prison-abuses/ 

2. https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2023L00271