EU ministers approve new Iran sanctions after Tehran’s crackdown on protests

European Union foreign ministers adopted new sanctions on Iran on Thursday targeting individuals and entities involved in a violent crackdown on protesters and in the country’s support to Russia, EU diplomats said on Thursday.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in a post on social media platform X that the sanctions include members of the Iranian government, judiciary, police and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as entities responsible for internet censorship.