INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- In response to the new sanctions enforced by the European Union versus a number of Iranian officials and companies, Tehran has
revealed countermeasures.The announcement was made late on Monday, shortly after the Council of the European Union revealed sanctions
Nasser Kanaani, a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, stated, The Islamic Republic will shortly release a list of its mutual
charges in retaliation to the European Unions recent bans
EU sanctions show mistake, deflection from diplomacy Abbas Baqerpour, the Iranian ambassador to Vienna, stated in a tweet on Tuesday that
the European Unions current sanctions versus a variety of Iranian companies and people were illegal and yet another dreadful miscalculation
There is no legal foundation for the supposed EU sanctions list
Simply another erroneous calculation, Baqerpour stated
The ambassador likewise said that the EUs decision to put sanctions on the head of the friendship group in between Iran and Austria as well
as Germany represents a serious departure from the perfect of dialogue
EU sanctions 32 Iranian individuals, two entities for alleged human rights violationsOn Monday, the Council of the European Union sanctioned
a variety of Iranian individuals and companies over alleged human rights abuses.The EU Council said it had actually consented to slap
limiting procedures on an extra 32 Iranian individuals and 2 organizations as part of a fifth wave of sanctions in reaction to what the
council called Tehrans crackdown on the current unrest.Irans Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili, Minister of
Education Yousef Nouri, the IRGC spokesperson, a number of MPs, members of the judiciary and police in different regions in the country,
along with jail wardens, are all noted in the EU press release.The bloc also slapped sanctions on the co-founders of Ravin Academy, an
Iranian cyber security company that is placed on the EU sanctions list.The activities of Law Enforcement Forces Cooperative Foundation and
the Police Science and Social Studies Institute are also restricted
A total of 196 individuals and 33 entities are now based on the restrictive steps enforced by the EU, that include a possession freeze, a
travel limitation to the EU, and a ban on providing those on the list with money or other resources.Anything that might be used to keep an
eye on telecommunications is also restricted from transfer to Iran.UK updates its list of Iranian sanctionsFurthermore on Monday, Britain
added 8 fresh classifications to its list of sanctions against Iran for supposed abuses of human rights.The individuals who are subject to
sanctions by Britain are two local governors, three IRGC members, and three Iranian judges.
