Tehran summons six EU ambassadors over sanctions
Oil barrels in Iran.
Tehran (dpa) – Tehran summoned the ambassadors of six European Union states Wednesday, to protest EU sanctions against the Islamic state, Khabar news network reported.
The foreign ministry in Tehran reportedly summoned the ambassadors of France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Spain. Khabar gave no further details.
Last month, EU foreign ministers approved an embargo on Iranian oil and also ceased cooperation with the country’s central bank, as part of “unprecedented” sanctions meant to increase pressure on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.
Tehran condemned the EU sanctions, while Iran’s parliament plans to approve a bill aimed at preemptively stopping oil sales to EU countries involved in the oil embargo.
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