Twitter Blocks Iran Oil Minister's Account

Twitter has blocked the official account of Bijan Zanganeh, the Petroleum Minister of Iran, IRNA has reported. The U.S. government slapped sanctions Ion Zanganeh in late October, as part of a round of sanctions targeting the country's oil industry specifically, including the National Iranian Oil Company and the National Iranian Tanker Company. These were sanctioned for "their financial support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)," according to a Treasury statement. Senior NIOC and NITC personnel have worked closely…