Iran condemns new EU sanctions over alleged rights abuses

Iran condemns new EU sanctions over alleged rights abuses Iran has criticised a new round of European Union sanctions targeting officials over alleged human rights violations. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced earlier that member states approved sanctions on 19 Iranian officials and entities. In a post on X, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described the measures as “absurd”, “immoral” and “utterly unlawful”.