European Union (EU) members have agreed to new sanctions against Iran for supplying drones that were used to attack Ukraine, the Czech EU presidency said on Thursday.
“EU ambassadors have agreed to measures against entities that supply Iranian drones that hit Ukraine,” the presidency said on Twitter, adding that the sanctions would come into effect on Thursday afternoon.
“EU states have decided to freeze the assets of three individuals and an entity responsible for drone deliveries,” he said.
The EU “is also prepared to extend sanctions to four more Iranian entities that were already on a previous sanctions list,” he concluded.
Iran has repeatedly denied supplying Russia with weapons for use in Ukraine, saying last week it “has not done and will not do so”.
On Wednesday, EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali said the bloc has “sufficient evidence” to sanction Iran over supplying drones to Russia, which are believed to have been used against Ukraine.
Earlier this week, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said a total of 37 Iranian Shahed-136 drones and three Russian-launched cruise missiles were shot down overnight on Sunday and Monday.
Source: CNN Brasil
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