section_path: Sanctions
section_name: Sanctions
paragraph_text: Sanctions
  
  On 23 December he was included in the list of individuals designated for sanctions under U.N. security council resolution 1737, which imposed sanctions on individuals and entities involved in Iran's ballistic missile program.
  
  According to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747, sanctions were imposed on Salami in March 2007.
  
  On 8 April 2019, the US inflicted economic and travel sanctions on the IRGC and organizations, companies, and individuals affiliated with them. Salami said the IRGC was proud that Washington named them as a terrorist group. It was later remarked that Salami was included on the sanctions list as he had been promoted on 21 April commander of the IRGC. On 2021 the European Union imposed sanctions on Salami in connection with his role during the November 2019 protests in Iran. The sanctions were part of a broader response to reported human rights violations during the unrest.
  
  On 3 October 2022, Salami was included in a Canadian sanctions list that included 9 Iranian entities, and 25 senior officials. The sanctions came in reaction to the Death of Mahsa Amini, and the persecution of protestors in the widescale protests that ensued. In 2023, the European Union added Major General Hossien Salami to its sanctions list under its Iran to Russia military support framework. As commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Salami leads Iran's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program and oversees its international deployment. The EU designation cites his involvement in supplying Iranian UAVs to Russia for its military operations in Ukraine, which according to the report, undermines the country's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence. This sanction was enacted under Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 and Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532, which specifically target Iran's military support to Russia.