In a few days, the European Union plans to impose sanctions on Iranian individuals and legal entities due to the sale of weapons to Russia, which are used in the war against Ukraine.
Politico writes about this with reference to information from four officials and diplomats.
According to the publication, Brussels has prepared a new list of sanctions against Tehran. Diplomats hope to agree on a new package on Wednesday or at least before a summit of EU leaders on Thursday and Friday.
One senior official called the new package a "strong signal" to Tehran, while another senior official said such individual sanctions would be quicker to implement than economic sanctions, which would require a new legal framework and may have little additional effect given Iran is already under economic pressure. sanctions from the USA.
The new measures will be in addition to sanctions already agreed on Monday against Iran's morality police for brutally harassing and killing women and men still protesting against the ayatollah's regime.
Diplomats from EU countries will meet today in the so-called Relex group to agree on the final technical details of the sanctions package. If a solution is agreed, EU ambassadors could give their approval to the new package as early as today - otherwise it could happen on Friday morning.
