The sanctions include restrictions on the transport of drones and the export of missiles.
On Tuesday, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the ambassador of Hungary, which holds the presidency of the EU Council, and expressed its protest against new EU sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Referring to the Iranian state media, AFP reported about it, writes TASR.
The ministry, according to state news agency IRNA, said the subpoena came after the EU and Britain imposed new sanctions on Iran over its alleged support for Russia in the war against Ukraine. Iran’s Ministry of Diplomacy called such measures unjustified and based on false claims about the supply of ballistic missiles to Moscow.
New sanctions
The expansion of sanctions announced on Monday targets vessels and ports used to transport drones and bans the export, transfer, supply or sale of components used in the production of missiles and drones from the EU to Iran, as well as transactions with ports that it “owns, operates or controls”. sanctioned persons and entities.
The sanctions also apply to Iran’s state-owned IRISL shipping company, its director, and three Russian shipping companies accused of transporting weapons through the Caspian Sea. Britain has also frozen the assets of Iranian air and shipping carriers for transporting ballistic missiles and military supplies to Russia.
Iran has repeatedly denied Western accusations that it supplies Russia with missiles or drones that are then used in the war in Ukraine. On Sunday, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araki, claimed the EU was using the “non-existent pretext of missiles” to target its shipping.
