Posts Tagged: EU Sanctions
EU Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Organization in Policy Shift
European Union foreign ministers on Thursday agreed to include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the bloc's list of terrorist organizations, putting the powerful IRGC in a...
Netherlands Calls on EU to Sanction Yemen’s Houthis After Ship Attack
The Netherlands called on the EU on Wednesday to sanction Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist group, after the Islamist organization claimed responsibility for an attack on the Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden. The Iran-aligned group...
EU Confirms It Has Reinstated Sanctions Against Iran as UK, France, Germany ‘Continue to Pursue’ Diplomacy
The European Union confirmed on Monday that it had reinstated sanctions against Iran, following a similar move against Iran by the United Nations. "Today, the EU reinstated sanctions against Iran in response to its continued non-compliance with the nuclear agreement....
Germany Orders Shutdown of Iranian Consulates Over Execution: ‘Diplomatic Relations at More Than a Low Point’
Germany will close all three Iranian consulates on its soil in response to Iran's execution of a German-Iranian dual national, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced on...
EU Sanctions Iran Militia, Police, Three Prisons Over 2019 Protests
The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards, over a deadly...
Israeli Ambassadors Warn: EU Policies Will Soon Start Damaging Israel – Within the Green Line
Israeli ambassadors to European Union member states warned that EU sanctions currently targeting Jewish communities located over the Green Line may spill over into the...
Report: US Quietly Backed EU Settlement Sanctions
The United States quietly supported new EU sanctions against West Bank settlements, a senior European Union official told an Israeli diplomat last week, Israeli daily...
EU Ratchets Up Rhetoric Towards Iran Amid Accusations of Sending Mixed Messages
On Friday, European Union leaders increased their rhetoric towards Iran, threatening to tighten economic sanctions if the Islamic Republic does not curb its nuclear activity. In...
Don’t Let Iran Benefit From EU Financial Crisis
The European financial crisis and the ineffective effort to stop Iran's nuclear-weapons program are crashing into each other. As the European Union adopts new restrictions...
