EU Summit: New sanctions against Iran adopted
nuclear dispute with TehranEU tightens sanctions against Iran
The nuclear dispute with Iran, the EU states have sanctioned new sanctions.
The leaders of the 27 EU states agreed in Brussels new measures that go well beyond that in the past week by the UN Security Council sanctions. At the same time, they called on Iran to return to the negotiating table on.
In a statement the EU summit states that Tehran had "used any of the many possibilities," to allay the fears of the international community that Iran was developing nuclear weapons. Iran's insistence on its own uranium enrichment had only reinforced the concerns. "Under these circumstances, new restrictive measures have become inevitable," it said in the statement.
Trade bans and sanctions on energy sector
[Caption: The iransiche oil industry is affected by the sanctions. ]
Specifically, the EU decided to ban trade for goods that are both civil and military use. The activities of Iranian banks and insurance companies are further restricted. In addition, the ships of the Iranian shipping company IRISL not allowed to call at more ports in the EU.
In the gas and oil industry, new investment, technical assistance and transfer of technology, equipment and services are prohibited. Of this, particularly the refining sector and the gas liquefaction be affected. Members of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guards have no more visas, balances of unity in EU countries will be frozen.
In step with the U.S.
Only hours earlier, the U.S. government had also announced additional sanctions. They had expanded their criminal activities in more than three dozen companies and individuals that support the satisfaction of the U.S. authorities on the Iranian nuclear and missile programs.
