German diplomat Olaf Schultz stated on Saturday that he tends to impose the European Union a new round of sanctions on Tehran this week amid the ongoing demonstrations in Iran 8 weeks after the death of the young Kurdish woman, Muhsa Amini, with the security forces violently confronting the protesters.
“We want to continue to intensify pressure on the Revolutionary Guards and the Political Command,” Schultz said in a video posted on Twitter.
According to the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, this comes as the European Union’s foreign ministers discuss imposing new sanctions on Iran on Monday in response to the suppression of the protests that started after the death of Amini.
Gabrielus Landsberses stated during a visit to Berlin on Friday that “we will propose additional lists that can be added to the sanctions list,” adding that the new sanctions “will include two aspects: Iranian participation in the war in Ukraine alongside Russia, as well as the human rights violations observed in Iranian cities.
The European Union, which imposed sanctions in mid-October against the Iranian “Ethics Police” and 11 senior officials, revealed that the new sanctions package aims to add “about 30 names” to individuals or entities previously targeted by the EU.
German Foreign Minister Analina Perpuk indicated at the beginning of the week that the 27 members of the European Union are about to adopt new sanctions.
According to reports, the demonstrations in the country have not been peaceful since Amini (22 years old) passed away on September 16, three days after she was detained by the “Ethics Police” while visiting Tehran with her younger brother on the grounds that she had broken the city’s strict dress codes.
Her death sparked unprecedented protests in Iran 3 years ago, led by university and school students, as well as women and girls in various governorates.
As the security forces violently engaged the protesters, hundreds of them were killed. Human rights advocates reported that 47 minors were among the 314 protesters who died in the unrest.
392 students were among the 14,170 people who were detained during the protests that broke out in 136 cities, towns, and 134 universities.
Germany: We intend to keep applying more pressure to the Tehran system.
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