German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called for tougher sanctions on Tehran after Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack on Israel.
Sanctions relating to drones used in Russia’s war against Ukraine are already in place, she said. “I am strongly in favor of extending them to Iran, because we can see how dangerous their actions are at this moment,” she told public broadcaster ARD.
His comments came after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Brussels would discuss new sanctions on Iran, particularly with regard to Iran’s drone and missile programs.
The European Union imposed additional sanctions on Tehran in December in an attempt to stop Iran from producing drones used by Moscow in Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
