Iran Blacklists More EU, UK Officials

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The Facts

  • Iran's foreign ministry on Monday announced sanctions on nine entities and 23 individuals from the European Union and the United Kingdom — including media organizations and a military base, as well as current and former politicians.

  • The sanctions were announced by foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani at his weekly press conference, where he blamed the EU and the UK for "interfering in the domestic affairs of the Islamic Republic." The sanctions will come into effect immediately.

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The Spin

Pro-Iran narrative

The sanctions pushed by Britain and European states are part of a hostile political campaign to undermine the Islamic Republic. It would be better for these countries to give up sowing seeds of malcontent in states such as Iran, and instead listen to the demands of their own people, such as the desire for an end to discrimination against Muslims in the West.

IRNA

Anti-Iran narrative

The Islamic Republic's leaders are increasingly uncertain, fearful and incoherent, as protests within the state enter their third month. Iran is a diverse country, and its people desperately want the extinction of the Islamist regime — something which is becoming evermore likely.

Wall Street Journal

Metaculus Prediction

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