On Monday, the European Union included 20 Iranian officials and entities, including the Radio and Television Corporation, in its sanctions lists against Tehran.
The European Union said in a statement that the new sanctions come because of involvement in “violent” ties with recent demonstrations in Iran, which were triggered by the death of young woman, Mahsa Amini, after her detention in mid-September .
The statement indicated that the European Union has also added 4 Iranian individuals and 4 entities to the sanctions list related to the war in Ukraine.
The federation said the sanctions come in light of these individuals and entities’ involvement in the development and delivery of drones used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.
The statement added that EU sanctions include an asset freeze, a ban on travel to the EU and the freezing of funds or economic resources from those listed in the lists.
The European Union called on Iran, in a statement on Monday, to halt activities that destabilize regional political and military stability.
The final communiqué of the EU foreign ministers spoke of Iran’s destabilizing activities in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
He called on the European Union to stop “all actions and attempts to threaten security, freedom of navigation and maritime routes in the Gulf region”.
European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to allocate 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) to a fund that will be used to pay for military support to Ukraine, after it nearly ran out for nearly 10 months of war.
The European Council, which includes EU member states, said more could be allocated to the fund later.
Earlier, Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, announced on Monday that the bloc would agree on a “very tough” sanctions package against Iran.
He added, in a speech before the meeting with the foreign ministers of the European Union: “We will approve a very severe package of sanctions”. “We will take all possible actions to support young women and peaceful protesters,” she said.
On Monday, German Foreign Minister Analina Birbock said new EU sanctions against Iran would target the Revolutionary Guards.
“With this package of sanctions, we are specifically targeting those responsible for executions and violence against innocent people,” he told reporters as he arrived for a meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels.
And he continued: “These are in particular the Guardians of the Revolution, but among them there are also those who try to intimidate or punish people through forced (confession) videos.”
And the foreign ministers of the European Union met on Monday to agree on the imposition More penalties Russia and Iran, and allocates another two billion euros ($2.11 billion) to arm Ukraine.
Foreign ministers discussed Russia’s ninth sanctions package, which would put nearly 200 other people and entities on the European Union’s sanctions list.
Ministers reviewed new sanctions imposed on Iranian individuals and institutions over human rights abuses in Tehran’s campaign against protesters and its supply of drones to Russia.
New Zealand has imposed sanctions on 22 Iranian officials, including commanders of the Revolutionary Guards and Homeland Security.
The New Zealand sanctions included Iranian officials, as well as the head of the moral police.
On Saturday, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced the government would impose sanctions against individuals and entities in Iran, in response to “serious” human rights abuses.
Wong said in a statement that Australia will impose sanctions on 13 individuals and two entities, including Iran’s morale police, the Basij and 6 Iranians who participated in the crackdown on protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini (22) during his detention last September, according to Reuters.
