EU prepares new sanctions against Iran while France blocks terrorist label for Revolutionary Guards
EU foreign ministers will meet this Thursday to approve sanctions against 20 Iranian entities following recent crackdowns on anti-government protests.
The European Union 
EUis preparing to impose sanctions on approximately 20 Iranian 
IRindividuals and entities under human rights rules this week. EUforeign ministers will gather in Brussels on Thursday, January 30, 2026, to discuss the situation in Iranand are expected to sign off on the new measures. These actions follow a period of intense unrest, as anti-government protests have swept across Iransince December 2025. The authorities' violent response to these protests triggered what has been described as the bloodiest crackdown since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
EUis preparing to impose sanctions on approximately 20 Iranian IRindividuals and entities under human rights rules this week. EUforeign ministers will gather in Brussels on Thursday, January 30, 2026, to discuss the situation in Iranand are expected to sign off on the new measures. These actions follow a period of intense unrest, as anti-government protests have swept across Iransince December 2025. The authorities' violent response to these protests triggered what has been described as the bloodiest crackdown since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
