Iran criticises EU shipping sanctions, denies sending missiles to Russia
Al Jazeera
Tehran says the European sanctions undermine Iranians’ fundamental rights by targeting airlines and shipping.
Tehran, Iran – Iran has condemned European sanctions on its state-run shipping company and other entities, saying they were based on “fake claims” that it sent ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.
“The actions of the European Union and the United Kingdom in imposing sanctions against Iran under this pretext are entirely unjustifiable and lack any legitimacy, legal basis, or logical foundation,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmail Baghaei said in a statement on Tuesday.
The EU and the UK on Monday widened their punitive financial measures against Iran, targeting the use of vessels and ports for “the transfer of Iranian-made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), missiles and related technologies and components”.
The sanctions included freezing the assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL).
The Iranian spokesman said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has admitted that no Iranian ballistic missiles have been exported to Russia”.
