German International Minister Annalena Baerbock has referred to as for harder sanctions on Tehran after Iran launched a direct and unprecedented assault on Israel.
Sanctions are already in play in regards to the drones utilized in Russia’s struggle on Ukraine, she stated. “I’m strongly in favour of extending them to Iran, as a result of we are able to see how harmful its actions are in the intervening time,” she advised public broadcaster ARD.
Her feedback got here after European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen stated Brussels would talk about additional sanctions on Iran, notably with regard to Iran’s drone and missile programmes.
The European Union imposed extra sanctions on Tehran in December in a bid to stop Iran from producing drones utilized by Moscow in Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
