(14 Oct 2024)
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Berlin, Germany – 14 October 2024
1. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walking to lecterns
2. Cameras
3. Wide of von der Leyen and Scholz listening to questions
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President:
"Yes. Actually, I can inform you that today the Council took a decision on sanctions on Iran. The reason is that Iran is supporting Russia’s drone and missile terror against innocent civilians in Ukraine. The daily killing and the death of innocent people that we see would not be possible without the supplies and the supply lines by Iran. And therefore, these sanctions against Iran are sending a very clear message. Contributions to terror and Russia’s illegal war of aggression have serious consequences."
5. Photographers
6. Wide of Leyen and Scholz
7. Von der Leyen and Scholz shaking hands, then leaving
STORYLINE:
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on Iran’s deputy defense minister, senior members of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and three airlines over allegations that they supplied drones, missiles and other equipment to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the new measures during an appearance in Berlin, alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
"The daily killing and the death of innocent people that we see would not be possible without the supplies and the supply lines by Iran. And therefore, these sanctions against Iran are sending a very clear message. Contributions to terror and Russia’s illegal war of aggression have serious consequences," von der Leyen said.
Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Seyed Hamzeh Ghalandari is one of seven senior officials now banned from traveling in Europe and whose assets in the bloc were frozen.
The EU said he “is involved in the development of Iran’s (drone) and missile program,” given his high-level defense role.
Iran Air, Mahan Air and Saha Airlines had their assets frozen.
The EU said their planes were “used repeatedly to transfer Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies to Russia, which have been used in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.”
EU foreign ministers endorsed the sanctions at a meeting in Luxembourg.
In March, the bloc had warned that “were Iran to transfer ballistic missiles and related technology to Russia for use against Ukraine, the EU would be prepared to respond swiftly, including with new and significant restrictive measures.”
EU member countries, with the exception of Hungary, have been supplying weapons and ammunition as well as economic and other support to Ukraine worth some 118 billion euros ($129 billion) since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
AP video shot by Fanny Brodersen
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