Iran slaps new sanctions on EU and UK in tit-for-tat move
- The move comes two days after the Islamic republic received another round of sanctions over its crackdown on the protests following the death of Mahsa Amini
- Iran has warned the bloc against sanctioning the Revolutionary Guards, and EU officials are aware it could affect stalled talks on reviving a nuclear deal
Iran imposed sanctions on Wednesday on 34 individuals and entities from the European Union and Britain in reaction to similar measures they have taken over Tehran’s response to months-long protests.
Tehran’s move comes two days after the EU and Britain slapped another round of sanctions on the Islamic republic, which has been rocked by protests since the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini.
Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died in custody after being arrested for allegedly breaching the country’s strict dress code for women.
The sanctions imposed by Tehran include the blocking of accounts and transactions in Iran’s banks and the “prohibition of visa issuance and entry” to Iran, the foreign ministry said.
Iran accuses the people and organisations of “supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, instigating and encouragement to terrorist acts and violence against Iranian people”.
It also accuses them of “interference in the domestic affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and fomenting violence and unrest and dissemination of false information about Iran”.