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”.

Baghaei said the sanctions were an attempt to punish Iran for exercising its right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter against the US and Israel during their war on Iran.