EU ministers on Monday agreed to sanction Iranian officials over their alleged roles in cracking down on protesters inside Iran and warned of more potential sanctions if they can prove Tehran has provided Russia with drones for its war effort.
Ukraine’s capital and other areas in the country were struck by Russian kamikaze drones known as Geranium-2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are said to be the same as Iranian-made Shahed 136 drones, an allegation Tehran denies.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrel said that EU ministers will discuss how to respond to the attacks and Iran’s alleged role. “This is something that will be discussed, and we will look for concrete evidence about the participation [of Iran in the war],” Borrel said, according to Financial Times.
Iran on Monday denied that it supplied Russia with drones that could be used in Ukraine. “The published news about Iran providing Russia with drones has political ambitions and it’s circulated by western sources. We have not provided weaponry to any side of the countries at war,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.
Referring to Iran’s denial, Borrel said, “Well, let’s see.” The White House also responded and accused Tehran of lying.
“You all have seen as well the reports this morning of what appear to be an Iranian drone strike in downtown Kyiv, yet Iran continues to lie about this,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
I’m sure Iran is deeply worried. After all, how in the world could that nation function under Western sanctions? Oh, wait . . .
“[I]f they can prove . . .” Does that mean proof beyond a reasonable doubt, in an unbiased court of competent jurisdiction, with adequate assistance of counsel and before a jury of peers?
Based on how much they need Iranian oil and gas
Proof if you fine parts of Iranian drones in Ukraine.
I don’t think you understand my post.
Perhaps. But that sound’s a bit like saying that the AK-47’s used in Afghanistan by the mujahideen against the Soviet Union were provided by Russia.
So everything that Iran does that doesn’t affirm the US, UK, EU hegemony is considered a violation of the JCPOA?
Iran has been sanctioned so much there is nothing left to sanction unless the US wishes to sanction the AIR that blows over the country. Try stopping that.
More and more evidence Washington is aggressively seeking a world war.
The E.U Americas BITCH
It’s a tough job but someone has to do it…
It occurs to me that this present situation, if it continues, could potentially escalate…
I guess the EU does not want any oil from Iran either.
Yes, they intent to Freeze instead….!
Not at all. Iran will sell it to India and China. They’ll refine it. Then the EU can buy it at a marked up price!
Again the article discusses sanctions by EU and US but fails to mention sanctions are illegal and against international law and UN charters…!
They are? OK can you show which article of UN charter that prevents sanctiions?
Articles that define UN sanctions are designed to insure that all members support them. There is no other mechanism in international law — none whatsoever — that provide for sanctions. Individual countries imposing sanctions on other members are essentially imposing their internal legislation on UN community. When countries like US impose sanctions AND demand OTHER countries comply, it is an extortion. Imposing unilateral sanctions on any country is an act of war.
It is a raw power play.
But we do not have means of mediating even less enforcing international law.
UN Security Council consists of NATO+China+Russia. Due to the structure, UN SC cannot function as a deliberative body to resolve problems through advancing international law through practice.
Russia and China are not let into the club as equals to deliberate, but can only block decisions via veto. Sanctions imposed by US and EU then become a tool to execute NATO
objectives outside of UN structure,
This Ukraine war — that NATO intentionally or unintentionally brought about, is the FIRST challenge to NATO imposed global order, and Western Bretton Woods financial order.
This deliberate abuse and attempt of erasing Russian identity in Ukraine may have bern designed to stir up Russian public opinion in favor of action. But states do not take risks that clearly challenge Us global power, unless they want to,
For better or worse — the global struggle to contain US dominated global order has started,
This will last, even if Ukrainian conflict is settled. It is trully just a beginning. It will make all the sense for Russia to be the front challenger, It has since 2014 shed all illusions about US/European intentions. Intervention in Ukraine, the coup, was an open chalkenge to Russia. If Crimea had not returned to Russia , Black Sea would have become NATO
lake. But with becoming part of Russia — calculations in the region changed. Turkey became SCO partner. I believe that the conflict with US was inevitable since that time,
As for Europe, economically it had advantages from Eurasian link. But unable to conceive alternative security future. Trapped within NATO. had no choice but to sacrifice its future. With little guarantee that the sacrifice is worth it.
But if Iran would be willing to be subservient to the US’ every demand, sanctions will be lifted, and you can treat your women as shitty as you want to.
One might get the idea from the EU ministers that they haven’t already applied sanctions on Iran.
The decision to sell their unique weapons to Russia demonstrates, in my opinion, that Iran has decided that it’s future lies with Asia, rather than Europe.
I fully expect that, in a very short time, Iran will be able to freely sell its oil to India and China using mechanisms that cannot be monitored by the US Treasury Department.
Borrowing from Laurel and Hardy: “Well, here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into” Tony.
Iran’s regime is in the process of becoming a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and likely is interested in joining the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
They seem to have pretty much given up on getting a fair shake from the US and EU regimes.
Can’t say as I blame them.
The US regime wants to play the “great power” game, and part of that game is regimes the US regime isn’t friendly to choosing other affiliations.
Truth. The Iranians know they will never get a fair shake from the current US leadership, as do the Palestinians.
To me the irony in the case of Iran, is that we gave them the religious state by siccing the Shah of Iran on them. We sure know how to toss boomerangs.
I despise the “leadership” of the EU no less than I despise the behavior of the Biden MIC. The DC establishment is emitting a stench which screams rot at the core.
Who cares who you like or dislike. I don’t.
Europe is beginning to realize that they were sold a bill of goods. Where they go with that is anybody’s guess.
This from Reuters today:
Le Maire (Minister of the Economy and Finance), who spoke on Monday while addressing the National Assembly, said, “The conflict in Ukraine must not end in American economic domination and a weakening of the EU.”
EU Warns EU of More Sanctions Over Alleged Arms Supplies for Ukraine