EU blacklist of Iran commanders strikes a nerve in Tehran - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Al-Monitor Staff

Apr 13, 2021

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) meets with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (R) in the capital, Tehran, on Feb. 3, 2020. — Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) meets with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (R) in the capital, Tehran, on Feb. 3, 2020. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

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EU slaps Captagon sanctions on relatives of Syria's Assad

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami speaks during a pro-government rally in the capital, Tehran's, central Enghelab Square on Nov. 25, 2019. In a shock announcement 10 days ago, Iran had raised the price of petrol by up to 200 %, triggering nationwide protests in a country whose economy has been battered by US sanctions.

EU hits Iranian officials with sanctions over human rights abuses

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Iranian Women in handmaiden costumes march along Whitehall as a peaceful protest for womens rights on International Womens Day on March 8, 2023 in London, England. Protests continue internationally in solidarity with Iranian women in their struggle for full gender equality and to have the freedom to choose how they want to dress and live their lives without fear, assault or intimidation. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

EU, UK sanction Iran, Taliban entities on International Women's Day

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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In Iran, 'death to Khamenei' chants on Nowruz as leader gives victorious speech

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics