On Monday, the European Union is expected to add 37 new sanctions against Iran to its existing list.
The European Parliament has also urged the UN to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as soon as possible.
The European Union’s EU foreign ministers are poised to agree on new sanctions targeting members of Iran’s dreaded Revolutionary Guard Corps at their meeting on Monday in Brussels, according to a representative for the German Foreign Office.
“The focus of our policy at the moment is increasing pressure on the Iranian regime,” the spokesperson said at a news conference in Berlin, in response to a question about whether EU foreign sanctions could stymie diplomatic efforts to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
The European Union is expected to add 37 new sanctions against Iran on Monday, according to the news agency Reuters. The European Parliament has urged the UN to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as soon as possible.
According to sources familiar with the situation, 37 new names are expected to be blacklisted for human rights violations when the EU’s foreign ministers meet on Monday. The sanctions would prevent IRGC members from traveling to the EU and would freeze any assets they may have in Europe.
However, the EU diplomat added that the IRGC would not be recognized as an organization just yet. “If we do this, it has to be legally sound and that is being discussed right now.” “But it won’t be ready until Monday,” he explained.
