UK to target Iranian officials with new sanctions regime – By Reuters (Al Jazeera) / July 6, 2023
Iran’s foreign ministry summons the charge d’affaires of the British embassy in Tehran over ‘interference’ in its affairs.
The United Kingdom’s government says it will establish a new sanctions regime against Iran that will give it greater powers to target decision-makers.
The existing punitive measures focus on human rights, but the proposals outlined on Thursday would widen the scope of criteria that the government could cite in bringing new designations in the future, including against those involved in weapons proliferation and threats against British nationals.
“The Iranian regime is oppressing its own people, exporting bloodshed in Ukraine and the Middle East, and threatening to kill and kidnap on UK soil,” British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in a statement on Thursday.
“Today the UK has sent a clear message to the regime – we will not tolerate this malign behaviour and we will hold you to account. Our new sanctions regime will help to ensure there can be no hiding place for those who seek to do us harm.”
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