Iran sanctions UK and European institutions

In the statement posted on the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, it was reported that sanctions were issued against 13 institutions and 23 high-ranking individuals in the UK and EU countries.

The statement indicated that said sanctioning decision was taken in accordance with the approval of the corresponding authorities and on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for reasons such as disseminating information and contributing to the escalation of sanctions against the country. list.

In the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was indicated that the sanctions against said 13 institutions and 23 people “including the visa ban, the ban on their entry to Iran and the confiscation of their assets in Iran.”

The list of institutions subject to sanctions included institutions and organizations named “NATO Supreme Allied European Command (SACEUR), German Army National Command and General Space Operations Division, German arms company Maffei Wegmann Kraus”.

In the list of people who have been sanctioned, “Isabelle Rome, Minister for Equality between Women and Men, Roland Lescure, Minister of Industry of France, Roderich Kiesewetter, Member of the German Parliament, Renata Alt, Member of the German Parliament, Stuart Irwin, the Commander of England’s Royal Naval Air Base, and Philip Dennis, Deputy Commander of the United Naval Forces of England, drew attention.

The European Union organized 32 people and 2 organizations, including the Minister of Culture and Guidance of Iran, Mohammed Mehdi Ismaili, and the Minister of Education, Yusuf Nuri, on February 20, due to the intervention of law enforcement officers in the demonstrations that began after the death of Mahsa Emini and the death sentences given to the protesters decided to impose sanctions.

The sanctions include freezing the assets of those on the list, banning travel to EU countries and blocking funding for these individuals and organisations. (AA)