The EU has agreed to introduce tougher sanctions against Iran over its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment, seen by the West as a move towards having a nuclear bomb.
The EU sanctions – approved by 27 foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday (22 April) - include a total arms embargo and an expanded list of persona non grata subject to a travel ban and an assets freeze.
The move goes beyond what was agreed by the United Nations in March, when only a partial arms embargo and a tr...
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