REUTERS - EU foreign ministers approved tighter sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme on Monday, with steps to block oil and gas investment and curtail Tehran's refining and natural gas capability. The measures go well beyond sanctions imposed by the United Nations last month and mirror steps taken by the United States in recent weeks to apply extra pressure on Tehran to return to negotiations over its uranium enrichment programme. As well as adopting harsher sanctions, including targeting Iranian banks and insurance companies, the foreign ministers called on Iran to resume talks over its enrichment work, which Western powers see as a veiled quest to develop nuclear weapons.
European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels Monday have reportedly approved new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The measures go further than those imposed by the United Nations last month and mirror steps taken by the United States in recent weeks. Diplomats say the sanctions include a ban on selling equipment, technology and services to Iran's energy sector. They will also further limit the activities of Iranian trading banks and insurers, including restrictions on money transfers to Iran.
European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels Monday have reportedly approved new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The measures go further than those imposed by the United Nations last month and mirror steps taken by the United States in recent weeks.
Diplomats say the sanctions include a ban on selling equipment, technology and services to Iran's energy sector.
They will also further limit the activities of Iranian trading banks and insurers, including restrictions on money transfers to Iran.
