Fresh European Union sanctions will target the “inner circle of power” of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Germany said on Monday as the bloc convened to respond to what it has condemned as Tehran’s widespread use of force against peaceful protesters.
So far, 336 demonstrators have been killed in the unrest and nearly 15,100 detained, according to the activist HRANA news agency.
“We will adopt another sanctions package to send a clear message to those who think they can suppress, intimidate and kill their own people without consequences,” Baerbock told reporters as she arrived for a meeting with her EU counterparts in Brussels.
“They cannot,” she added. “The world, Europe is watching.”
“New sanctions will target in particular the inner circle of power of the Revolutionary Guards and the structures financing them.”
Source: IMFAT