The West steps up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests. The United States, European Union and UK impose fresh sanctions on Tehran. The actions are the latest response to Iran’s deadly clampdown on unrest. Iran accuses Western powers of fomenting the unrest, which security forces have met with deadly violence. The sanctions target units and senior officials of the IRGC across Iran, including in Sunni-populated areas.
Those targeted cannot travel to the EU, and any assets they hold inside the bloc can be frozen. Britain also imposed sanctions on more Iranian individuals and entities over the country’s “brutal repression” of its people. Relations with the West have deteriorated since talks to revive its 2015 nuclear deal deadlocked and after Tehran unleashed the crackdown on protesters last year.
