EU Discussing More Iran, Russia Sanctions, Official Says
The EU is considering more sanctions against Iran in response to the government's violent crackdown against protesters in recent days, said Kaja Kallas, the European Commission's foreign affairs chief and president of the Foreign Affairs Council. Speaking in Berlin before a meeting with the German defense minister, Kallas said the Iranian regime has a "track record of brutally suppressing protests," calling it "unacceptable." While the EU "already has sweeping sanctions in place" against people in Iran for human rights abuses, "we are discussing on putting additional sanctions," she said.
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Kallas also said the EU is drafting another Russia sanctions package, which would be the bloc's 20th set of measures since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022. She said the EU aims to "finalize it next month."