European Union imposed new sanctions on Iran for selling Russia deadly “kamikaze” drones for attacks on Ukraine.
The experts from the 27-member EU bloc blacklisted Iranian drone manufacturer Shahed Aviation Industries today.
The EU members also imposed sanctions on two senior Irani military commanders and Brig. Gen. Saeed Aghajani, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer and head of Iran’s drone program.
A spokesman for the French President Macron said, “there are new sanctions that should be adopted during the week.”
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said, “If Iran walks like a duck, talks like a duck and supplying drones to the biggest duck in the world (Russia) then I we have strong evidence to say that Iran is a duck and let’s sanction them.”
Ukraine has been attacked with Shahed-136 suicide drones targeting civilians and energy facilities while Ukrainian military shot down over 220 of the Iranian-made weapons since Sept. 13.
Meanwhile, a Russian missile hit a thermal power station in Burshtyn in western Ukraine on Wednesday. It was the latest wave of attacks on essential infrastructure which affected a third of the country’s electricity generating capability just before the beginning of winter season.
