German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that the European Union will impose new sanctions on Iran for cracking down on recent protests, as well as for supplying Russia with drones.
The Associated Press quoted Schultz as saying that “the protests and the measures taken by the authorities against them have caused the deaths of more than 300 people and the arrests of 14,000 people”, noting that “hundreds of thousands of people of Iranian origin they live in Germany, and are worried about their relatives in Germany.” Iran”.
Schulz denied Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian’s allegations that “Berlin is interfering in Iran’s internal affairs,” noting that “under these circumstances, the German government cannot sit idly by.”
Tehran has denied allegations that the Russian military used Iranian-made drones in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
The “Associated Press” agency states that “European Union foreign ministers are expected to address restrictive measures against Iran next Monday”. Popular protests erupted in Iran in September after the death of young woman, Mohsa Amini, after she was arrested by Iranian authorities, and police said the cause of her death was a heart attack.
