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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/23/AR2008062300491.html
EU Backs Sanctions on Iran, Freezes Bank Assets
[Washington Post ] John Ward Anderson - The European Union approved new sanctions against Iran on Monday, including a freeze on the assets of Bank Melli, Iran's largest bank, in a continuing effort to force Tehran to curtail its nuclear development programs. The new measures include a travel ban on high-level Iranian officials involved in the country's nuclear and weapons programs.