FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany and eight other EU member states are planning to expand sanctions on Iran to incorporate individuals and organisations linked to violence against protesters within the Islamic Republic, magazine Der Spiegel reported, without disclosing its sources.
A package containing 31 proposals was introduced in Brussels on Wednesday targeting individuals and institutions in the safety sector in addition to corporations chargeable for suppression in Iran, the magazine reported.
Measures include the freezing of assets and travel bans, the magazine said, adding the package had an excellent likelihood of being approved by EU foreign ministers at their next meeting on Nov. 14.
The German government had no immediate comment.
Ties between the Islamic Republic and the West are increasingly strained as Iranians sustain anti-government protests.
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