Sanction strike

IRAN’S Foreign Ministry has blacklisted 22 individuals and three entities from the European Union as tensions escalate. Tehran announced the sanctions, accusing the European groups of “supporting terrorism” and “stoking unrest” in the country.

The sanctions were announced on Wednesday, January 25 alongside sanctions on a British entity and eight officials. The measures include banning individuals from entering Iran and asset confiscation within the country. They come as European politicians and public figures have expressed concern about the state of human rights and women’s rights

in the country.

Those sanctioned in Europe included several members of the European Parliament, executives from French magazine Charlie Hebdo, military officials, police and military leaders.

The entities blacklisted by Tehran included the European Friends of Israel in the European Parliament, a Jewish community radio in Paris and Heberger, a construction company accused of creating chemical weapons used during the Iran­Iraq war.

An EU attempt to designate the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist organisation is currently facing legal difficulties.