Iran says reserves right to respond to new European sanctions

According to The Iran Project, The EU on Friday levied fresh sanctions on a number of Iranian individuals and entities, accusing them of transferring drones and missiles to Russia and undermining peace and security West Asia.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani on Saturday shot back, slamming the European Union’s double standards in dealing with Israel's months-long crimes in the Gaza Strip.

“The European Union, which has been passive and ineffective in dealing with the humanitarian disaster in Gaza and Palestine for the past months and has been criticized by Europe’s public opinion as well as people all over the world, once again instead of focusing on the war crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza and punishing and banning this criminal regime, has put on its list of sanctions some leading and influential Iranian officials and institutions in the fight against terrorism and ensuring lasting security in the region,” he said.

"It is regrettable that the European Union, by resorting to repeated, absurd and baseless excuses and accusations, ignoring the realities on the ground in West Asia, and continuing its failed and ineffective approach, once again resorted to the outdated and ineffective tool of sanctions against sovereign Iran and preferred the Zionist regime’s and the United States’ satisfaction to the interests of the European Union and nations."

Kan'ani underscored Iran’s principled policies, especially in ensuring regional and international peace and security, and strongly criticized the EU double standards.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the right to respond to this destructive approach by the European Union," he added.

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