EU to sanction 30 Iranian individuals: Luxembourg’s foreign minister
BERLIN (AA) – The EU will introduce a new sanctions package that will also include 30 Iranian individuals for their role in the security clampdown in Iran, Luxembourg’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Speaking to the media ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Jean Asselborn said that among the individuals are members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran has been rocked by deadly protests since mid-September after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the country’s morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic dress code.
Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the new EU sanctions should be regarded as a clear signal to the government in Tehran.
She also emphasized how important it is that Germany, along with 16 other countries, has put the situation in Iran on the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
A meeting of the UN Human Rights Council is scheduled to take place during the week starting Nov. 21.
The council’s 47 member countries cannot impose sanctions but can adopt a resolution condemning the violence and set in motion a mechanism to investigate the situation more closely.
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