Tuesday, September 27, 2022

EU And US Consider Imposing More Sanctions On Iran Over Protest Crackdown

FILE - In this photo taken by an individual not employed by AP and obtained by the AP outside Iran, protesters chant slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Sept. 21, 2022.  

The Guardian: EU and US consider further sanctions on Iran over protest crackdown 

Demonstrators call for greater support from west and help communicating with outside world 

The EU and the US are considering further sanctions against Iran over the attempt to suppress demonstrations and strikes in universities over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in a police detention centre. 

Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief, condemned Iran’s disproportionate use of force and said all options would be on the table at the next meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers. 

The main options are helping to prevent the internet being shut by Iran, and further economic sanctions. 

Demonstrators at the street protests – now in their 10th day – have also called for greater support from the west, as well as help in communicating with the outside world.  

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WNU Editor: Iran is already one of the most sanctioned countries in the world. I do not know what more the US and the EU can impose.  

Update: Iran is responding to the West's reaction to the current crackdown on Iranian protesters .... Iran protests Western stance on mass protests over woman’s death (NBC/Reuters).

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