The European Union agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on seven individuals and 7 organizations, together with the airline Iran Air, for his or her hyperlinks to Iranian transfers of ballistic missiles to Russia.
The lists additionally embrace Saha Airways and Mahan Air and Iran’s Deputy Protection Minister Seyed Hamzeh Ghalandari.
Final month, america, citing intelligence it mentioned had been shared with its allies, mentioned Russia had obtained ballistic missiles from Iran for its conflict in Ukraine.
Washington instantly imposed sanctions on ships and firms it mentioned have been concerned in arms transfers.
Following the US accusations, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian mentioned his authorities had not transferred weapons to Russia since taking workplace in August.
Additionally going through sanctions beneath the EU measure are outstanding officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the overall administrators of the Plane Manufacturing Industries and the Group of Aerospace Industries of Iran.
The sanctions embrace an asset freeze and a journey ban to the European Union.