BRUXELLES – I international ministers of the European Union yesterday selected a brand new spherical of sanctions towards the Iranian authorities, following the repression towards the favored demonstrations which have bloodied the nation in current weeks. Among the measures, additionally the inclusion of Guardians of the Revolution on the record of terrorist entities. Meanwhile, the Twenty-Seven have distanced themselves from a potential American intervention towards Iran.
“It is impossible not to respond to repression”, defined theAlta Reppresentante Kaja Callas. “Any regime that kills thousands of its own citizens is working towards its own demise.” Among different issues, the brand new sanctions measures goal 21 entities – 15 people and 6 entities – concerned within the violent repression of current protests within the nation. Among these, additionally the Minister of the Interior, Eskandar Momeni. The sanctions embrace the freezing of belongings and a ban on journey to Europe.
Change of tempo on a controversial matter
As for the inclusion of the Revolutionary Guards within the record of terrorist entities (together with Hamas and Al Qaeda), we’re confronted with a change of tempo, as the subject has historically been controversial. In this sense, in commenting on the selection, the Foreign Minister Italian Antonio Tajani he wished to underline: “This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t continue to dialogue, that we shouldn’t continue to talk.” That mentioned, Rome has diminished its diplomatic presence in Iran by half.
«Today a political determination was made. Therefore there isn’t any automated inclusion” of the Pasdaran in the European list of terrorist organizations – the minister specified – “as a result of there must be all of the extra technical half to be developed, whereas as regards the sanctions these are already operational”. For his part, the German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul he wanted to be more assertive: «The decision adopted today represents a strong and long overdue political signal».
Organization “directing” the repression
Numerous humanitarian organizations accuse the Revolutionary Guards of having orchestrated the bloody repression of the vast protest movement that has shocked the country, causing thousands of deaths. Iran, for its part, has already warned of “harmful penalties” if the European Union decides to proceed towards the Pasdaran (a transfer which may, nonetheless, have a restricted impression, on condition that the Guardians are already topic to European sanctions).
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