On Thursday 20 July, the EU Council established a new framework for restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
According to the Council, this new sanctions regime bans the export from the European Union to Iran of components used in the construction and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and provides for the possibility of imposing travel restrictions and asset freezes against those responsible for, supporting or involved in Iran’s UAV programme.
The Council also decided to add six Iranian individuals to the list of two existing sanctions regimes for Iran’s military support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the Syrian regime.
For supporting Russia, these include a board member of Qods Aviation Industries (QAI), an entity that is selling Mohajer-6 drones to Russia, and four board members of Paravar Pars Company, which has been involved in the research, development and production of Iran’s Shahed-171 UAVs, which are used by Russia.
Regarding Syria, the Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, in charge of the IRGC’s air defence project in Syria, has been added to the list.
See the legal documents: https://aeur.eu/f/874 ; https://aeur.eu/f/875 (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)