BRUSSELS, April 17 — EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday that Brussels was starting work on expanding sanctions against Iran after Tehran’s attack on...
Police find IC of four other people, riyal and baht on KLIA shooting suspect, say he aimed to flee for Mecca through ThailandFrench Foreign and European Affairs Minister Stephane Sejourne , German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attend a meeting with officials as part of an International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighbouring Countries at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, April 15, 2024.
“Some member states propose the adoption of expanded restrictive measures against Iran,” Borrell said.EU foreign ministers held urgent talks after Iran’s unprecedented weekend drone and missile onslaught against Israel, which caused little damage. Tehran’s first-ever direct assault on Israeli soil came in response to a deadly attack on its consulate in Damascus widely blamed on Israel.Borrell said the EU countries roundly reiterated their condemnation of Iran’s attack and backed Israel’s right to self-defence.Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz welcomed the “positive trend towards the adoption of sanctions against Iran” on X, formerly Twitter.
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