Western Powers Impose Fresh Sanction on Iran Over Missiles to Russia
By Reporter 3
On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, Western powers disclosed it has imposed fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with short-range missiles for use against Ukraine, calling it a dangerous escalation of the conflict that threatened European security.
Britain, France, and Germany said they would cut aviation agreements with the Islamic Republic and will also sanction its national carrier, Iran Air, claiming Tehran had repeatedly defied warnings about the weapons transfers.
London said the move would “restrict Iran Air’s ability to fly into the UK”.
“This is a further escalation of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and will see Iranian missiles reaching European soil, increasing the suffering of the Ukrainian people,” the so-called E3 powers said.
“This act is an escalation by both Iran and Russia and is a direct threat to European security,” a joint statement read.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was on a visit to London, said the United States (US) would also impose sanctions on Iran and that Russia could use the Iranian missiles against Ukraine “within weeks”.
He said that dozens of Russian military personnel have trained in Iran using the Fath-360 missile, which has a range of 75 miles (120 kilometers), he added.
“Iran’s new President and Foreign Minister have repeatedly said that they want to restore engagement with Europe,” he said.
“They want to receive sanctions relief. Destabilizing actions like these will achieve exactly the opposite.”
But Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanani, in a post on X, said that the Western claims were false and a distraction from US backing for Israel in its war against Hamas militants.
“Spreading false and misleading news about the transfer of Iranian weapons to some countries is just an ugly propaganda and lie to conceal the dimensions of the massive illegal arms support of the United States and some Western countries for the genocide in the Gaza Strip,” he added.
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