Iran to Reciprocate EU’s Sanctions
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran said it will take retaliatory action against the European Union over its new sanctions targeting a number of Iranian officials and entities.
The announcement came late Monday, hours after Council of the European Union imposed restrictive measures on 32 Iranian individuals and two entities in a fifth round of sanctions over what the bloc called Tehran's "crackdown" on the recent riots.
"The Islamic Republic will soon announce a list of its reciprocal sanctions in response to the European Union's recent bans," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said.
According to the EU press release, Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili, Minister of Education Yousef Nouri, the deputy commander and spokesperson of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), a number of MPs, members of the police and judiciary in various parts of the country, as well as prison wardens are among the individuals blacklisted by the EU.
The EU's restrictive measures now apply to a total of 196 individuals and 33 entities, consisting of an asset freeze, a travel ban to the EU and a prohibition to making funds or economic resources available to those listed, Press TV reported.