US and EU planning new sanctions on Iran after attack
The US and the EU want to see more sanctions on Iran, following the unprecedented Iranian attack on Israel at the weekend.
Iran launched more than 300 missiles – 99% of which were shot down – at Israel in response to the Israeli airstrike on an Iranian consulate building based in Syria, in which 13 people died.
The US expects to take action “in the coming days” whilst the EU’s Josep Borrell said the bloc was working on it.
Israel has urged its allies to sanction Tehran’s missile programme.
The United States condemns Iran’s attack on Israel. As the President said, our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran is ironclad.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) April 14, 2024
UN sanctions over the programme expired in October.
Those sanctions had been linked to a wider deal to limit Iran’s nuclear programme.
However several countries including the US, EU and UK maintained sanctions and added new ones.
The Israeli military’s chief of staff, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, said on Monday that the Iranian attack would not go unanswered.
Iran’s attack on Israel – video
Over 880 pounds of explosives in just 1 ballistic missile. Around 120 were fired by Iran at Israel.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 16, 2024
The world must recognize Iran’s attack could’ve ended very differently. It’s thanks to our advanced aerial defense systems and the help of our international partners that the… pic.twitter.com/1bqVSc3DYb
