The European Union intends to introduce additional sanctions against Iran. The reason is the brutal suppression of protests provoked by the death of a young Iranian woman. This is reported by Bloomberg.
EU ambassadors at a meeting in Brussels plan to support proposals aimed at several Iranian individuals and legal entities as early as tomorrow.
These measures will then be discussed by EU foreign ministers early next week. At least 17 people have been killed in Iran since Friday when security forces cracked down on weekend protests in border provinces home to some of the country's largest ethnic minorities.
These areas have become major centers of unrest since nationwide protests erupted in Iran on September 17 following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who was detained by police for allegedly violating the country's Islamic dress code.
Iran has repeatedly called the protests foreign-instigated riots and rejected international criticism of violence by security forces. On October 17, the EU imposed sanctions on 11 Iranians and four entities, including the country's police force and its cyber security team, as well as Communications Minister Eisa Zarepour, over the government's crackdown on protests. Restrictions included travel and asset freezes.
