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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain sanctioned more Iranian individuals and entities on Monday over the country's "brutal repression" of its people, including a...

A resolution was adopted Thursday (19 January) that stated that the EU must make further adjustments to its position towards Iran because of the Iranian regimes disregard for human dignity, the democratic aspirations and support for Russia. MEPs call on the EU to increase its sanctions to include all persons and entities that are responsible […]

BRUSSELS: The European Union cannot list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity until an EU court has determined that they are, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday. EU foreign ministers are however set to add 37 names to the bloc's list of people and entities subject to sanctions over human rights violations in Iran, two European diplomats told

The European Union on Monday introduced new sanctions against Iran for a "brutal" crackdown on protests, but the bloc's top diplomat said the country's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) cannot be listed as a terrorist group without a court decision. Relations between the 27-nation EU and Tehran have deteriorated during stalled efforts to revive talks on its nuclear programme, worsening further as Iran has moved to detain several European nationals.

The UK has sanctioned more Iranian individuals following weeks of brutal repression against anti-government protesters who took to the streets after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

Britain sanctioned more Iranian individuals and entities on Monday over the country's "brutal repression" of its people, including a crackdown on anti-government protests and the recent execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari. The sanctions included an asset freeze on Iranian deputy prosecutor general Ahmad Fazelian, who the British foreign office said was responsible for an unfair judicial system that used the death penalty for political purposes.

The European Union on Monday introduced new sanctions against Iran for a "brutal" crackdown on protests, but the blocs top diplomat said the countrys Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) cannot be listed as