EU to adopt new 'protests related sanctions' on Iran soon: EU official

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
11 Nov 2022 19:02
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EU senior officials say that the EU will impose new sanctions on Tehran on November 14 to "support protesters"

EU to impose new sanctions on Iran.

According to a high-ranking EU official, the Union's foreign ministers will impose a new set of sanctions against Iran on November 14 in "support of the protesters" in the country.

"The Foreign Affairs Council will adopt sanctions at the upcoming meeting that will target Iranian authorities and support protesters in this country," the official stated at a closed-door briefing.

EU foreign ministers imposed asset freezes and travel bans linked to riots in Iran on Iran's morality police, four Iranian public institutions, and 11 Iranian individuals.

Among the main supporters of the sanctions were France and Germany, which believe that Iran's claimed supply of drones to Russia must be seen as a violation of the UN Security Council resolution.

Iran responded by stating that the EU miscalculated by resorting to sanctions, calling it an "obsolete tool," and later announced the imposition of sanctions on 20 EU figures and entities. The sanctions include EU MPs, as well as German and French media outlets, entities, and figures on account of supporting terrorism, as per the ministry.

Iran has recently been the target of Western-fueled protests since the death of Mahsa Amini, whose demise was wrongfully blamed on the Iranian police.

Germany stated at the end of last October that discussions are being held in the EU for the elaboration of a new package of sanctions against Iran over its alleged crackdown on protesters.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned today against the negative consequences of the Human Rights Council's political actions concerning Iran's cooperation with the West in a phone call with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.