EU will announce new sanctions on Iran
Today is November 14 Europe Union (EU) foreign ministers should meet in Brussels and announce new sanctions on Iran. The bloc condemned Tehran’s large-scale crackdown on peaceful protesters.
On September 16 Mahsa AminiHis death under the control of the moral police caused great protests in the country. HRAN news agency reports that 336 demonstrators have been killed and more than 15,000 people have been detained.
“We will approve another package of sanctions against those responsible for the repression against the demonstrators.” – Head of Foreign Policy of the EU Joseph Borrel He told reporters before the talks in Brussels.
In the first round of sanctions in October, the EU announced a travel ban and asset freeze on 15 Iranians and entities over the death of a young woman and the arrest of protesters.
President of France Emmanuel Macron He spoke about the possibility of the EU classifying the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
“We, as a few people, call for targeted sanctions against Pasdaran (IIKK) and the people in the regime”, – Macron told “France Inter” radio today.
Mahsa Amini was allegedly detained by the morality police for not tying the hijab properly. Witnesses say that he was beaten at that time.
It is reported that protests continue in various cities of the country, including the capital Tehran.