Iran slaps new sanctions on EU, UK in tit-for-tat move

• Tehran’s response to months-long protests.
• EU and Britain imposed new sanctions on Iran two days ago.
• The sanctions include financial measures.

TEHRAN: Iran imposed sanctions on 34 European Union and British individuals and entities on Wednesday in response to similar measures taken in response to Tehran’s response to months-long protests.

The measures come just two days after the EU and Britain imposed new sanctions on Iran, which has been rocked by protests since the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16.

The sanctions include financial measures, such as the freezing of accounts and transactions in Tehran’s banking systems, as well as the “prohibition of visa issuance and entry” to Iran, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.

Tehran accuses the people and organizations of “supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, instigating and encouragement to terrorist acts and violence against Iranian people”.

It also accuses them of “interfering in the domestic affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran” as well as fomenting violence and unrest.

Sanctioned names include 25 from the EU and nine from the United Kingdom.

Those targeted include France’s Radio J, the group European Friends of Israel (EFI), and 22 individuals, including six members of the European Parliament.

Rasmus Paludan, a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist who burned a copy of the Koran in Sweden on Saturday, sparked outrage from the Muslim world.

On Tuesday, Iran threatened retaliatory action after the EU imposed its fourth round of sanctions against the country since the protests began, placing 37 more officials and entities on an asset freeze and visa ban blacklist.

On the same day, Britain sanctioned five more Iranian officials, bringing the total number of individuals and organizations on its blacklist to 50.

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