Human rights violations and US secondary sanctions against Iran

In recent decades, Iran has faced several regional and international sanctions on foreign trade, financial services and banking; but US secondary sanctions against companies, particularly the commercial finance sector, significantly affect their behavior. It forces them to comply with their policies in order to avoid the financial losses resulting from punitive measures. US sanctions are based on a trade-oriented approach, which is more effective than the government-centered approach. Sanctions, like levers of pressure, are always applied directly or indirectly to target countries, which have many different consequences. Coercion is the main function of sanctions. The impact of secondary sanctions violates fundamental human rights. The main question in this research is: Do secondary sanctions and penalties imposed by the United States, which changes behavior and business that aligns with US demands (Mostly from the US Treasury Department) affect the human rights of the Iranian people?