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It happened just as new US President Donald Trump announced that he was lifting sanctions on violent settlers imposed by the Biden administration.

Moghiseh was also among seven Iranian judges sanctioned by Canada in 2023 for what the country described as "their role in gross and systematic human rights violations".

Even after the practice, which was sanctioned by the city, was uncovered last year by a community group and good government experts questioned whether it violated public records laws, city officials declined to stop it.

Technology companies that make the app available and host it face sanctions if they don't honor the ban.

Senator Marco Rubio, Trump's pick for secretary of state, has been critical of the decision to ease sanctions on Cuba, hinting that it could be reversed.