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February 13, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/world/europe/13sanctions.html

Europeans Agree to Widen Economic Sanctions Against Iran

[New York Times] Steven R. Weisman - European negotiators, yielding to U.S. pressure, have agreed to widen a ban on financial transactions with Iran and the export of materials and technology that Iran could use to develop nuclear weapons. The Security Council resolution of Dec. 23 listed a dozen individuals and several Iranian corporations as effectively off-limits to transactions with European banks and European companies. A new draft resolution would seek to freeze funds of those entities and also of others that might later be designated as engaging in "sensitive" nuclear or weapons activities. The draft also calls for a ban on visas for individuals identified as involved in Iran's nuclear programs.

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