The European Union has agreed to extend the sanctions they will impose to the 82 Iranian individuals until 2017. The sanctions include freezing of assets and imposing travel bans as the individuals are accused of tarnishing human rights.
According to Times of Israel, on Monday, the EU officially announced that they have extended the sanctions until April 13, 2017. The 28-nation bloc has instigated that they've froze assets and imposed travel bans in place against Iranians since 2011 because of the perceived violation of human rights. The measures came despite a recent improvement of relations linked to a nuclear deal between Western powers and Tehran.
Albawaba reported that the European Union has imposed the sanctions since 2011 and has extended it every year since. The US and UE have contend that the agreement will only include those related to Iran's nuclear program and not applicable with those who are connected to missile and human rights accusations. The move was noted to come up after a report regarding Islamic Republic last month surfaced with Tehran being accused of violations. However, Iran slammed the report, saying that it has been compiled "based on the viewpoints of a few countries and with the aim of targeting other countries through exploiting international human rights mechanisms."
Press TV added that the European government has tried to renew business ties with Iran since the EU, the US, China and Russia reached the nuclear agreement with Tehran last year of July. But Iran said that the EU could impose transactions on them over its missile tests after the US slapped the new bans on Iranian companies and individuals over the country's missile program.
Under the UN Security Council, Iran can exercise its rights to conduct missile tests since it is under their resolution and nuclear agreement. Moreover, Iran says that the use of missiles are for conventional deterrent alone.
