US EditionEU ministers approve new Iran sanctions after Tehran's crackdown on protests, EU diplomats say
- On Thursday, European Union foreign ministers meet in Brussels as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced France will support listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.
- Following protests that began last month, the Human Rights Activists News Agency reported at least 6,221 deaths and Two senior Iranian Ministry of Health officials told TIME up to 30,000 died on Jan. 8 and 9.
- The IRGC, created after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, controls large economic sectors and armed forces, overseeing Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes.
- Approval would trigger extended EU sanctions with asset freezes and travel bans, requiring unanimity among the bloc's 27 member-states but likely gaining political support led by Italy, while Iran warned of `destructive consequences` and summoned the Italian ambassador earlier this week.
- France reversed its long-standing opposition because it worried about two French citizens at the embassy in Tehran and urged Iran to free detainees, while the United States, Canada, and Australia already designated the IRGC.
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EU ministers approve new Iran sanctions after Tehran's crackdown on protests, EU diplomats say
European Union foreign ministers adopted new sanctions on Iran on Thursday targeting individuals and entities involved in a violent crackdown on protesters and in the country's support to Russia, EU diplomats said on Thursday.
Ministers are expected to reach a political agreement to include Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the list of terrorist organizations, placing the group in a category similar to that of the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.
EU approves new Iran sanctions, moves toward terror designation of IRGC
EU approves new Iran sanctions as bloc moves toward terror designation of IRGC European Union foreign ministers approved new sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting individuals and entities linked to the violent crackdown on protesters and Tehran’s support for Russia, while moving toward a political agreement to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
Because of the violence against protesters in Iran, the EU's foreign ministers are drawing conclusions: Further sanctions are to be used to freeze assets, and the revolutionary guards could also be punished.
After the bloodbath in Iran, the EU imposes new sanctions on the regime. However, the most important step is to follow in the afternoon.
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