Shafaq News/ The European Union will impose sanctions onnine Iranian officials over what it described as state-backed hostage-taking,European diplomats told Reuters on Friday.
The measures, expected to be formally adopted on Monday,will include asset freezes and travel bans targeting individuals accused ofdetaining foreign and dual nationals under politically motivated charges,primarily related to espionage.
In recent years, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) has arrested dozens of dual nationals and foreign citizens—many onsecurity or espionage-related charges. Diplomats say at least 20 Europeannationals are currently among those detained.
France, which has two citizens currently jailed in Iranunder conditions described as "akin to torture," has led the EUinitiative. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers earlierthis week that the bloc would apply additional pressure to secure theirrelease.
"You really have to take action against that policy ofjust picking people off the streets, throwing them in jail just to getsomething from some European member states, and that's what we're doingnow," Reuters quoted a European diplomat.
The EU's move comes amid a broader hardening of its stanceon Tehran, which includes criticism of Iran’s nuclear program and its militarycooperation with Russia. France is also preparing to file a complaint againstIran at the International Court of Justice for violating consular protectionrights.
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