The EU said it would impose its broadest sanctions package against Iran in almost a decade over the country's crackdown on protesters
Iranian authorities blamed the unrest at Tehran’s Evin Prison on a planned escape attempt. Photo: Aline Manoukian/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesThe European Union imposed the bloc’s broadest sanctions package against Iran in almost a decade over, the latest sign of a chill in the relationship between European capitals and Tehran.
At a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, EU foreign ministers placed a travel ban and asset freeze on 11 people and four entities— and the Iranian Law Enforcement Forces, which is tasked with suppressing internal dissent—over Tehran’s harsh response against protests that have entered their second month.
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