The European Union’s decision to increase sanctions against Iran’s weapons programs in response to its unprecedented retaliatory attack on Israel was deemed “regrettable” by Iran on Tuesday.
“It is regrettable to see the EU deciding quickly to apply more unlawful restrictions against Iran just because Iran exercised its right to self-defence in the face of Israel’s reckless aggression,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a post on X.
“The EU should not follow Washington’s advice to satisfy the criminal Israeli regime.”
Josep Borrell, the head of EU foreign policy, announced on Monday that the bloc has reached a basic consensus to extend the restrictions now in place against Iran’s drone program to include missiles and the possibility of their transfer to Russia or Iran’s Middle Eastern allies.
Borrell made his comments about ten days after Iran attacked Israeli territory with its first-ever direct drone and missile attack.
The onslaught was in retaliation for a fatal airstrike on April 1 that killed seven Revolutionary Guardsmen, including two generals, and destroyed Iran’s consulate in Damascus. The strike was largely attributed to Israel.
According to the Israeli army, the attack only caused minor damage since the great bulk of Iran’s more than 300 missiles and drones were intercepted with assistance from the US and other partners.
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