“In the past, the EU has trod cautiously on Iran as it sought to save a beleaguered nuclear deal with Tehran after the US withdrew last year and imposed new sanctions. The Dutch ministers said that at a meeting with Iranian officials ‘it was emphasised that the measures were not linked’ to the Iran nuclear deal.”
Why not? When is the EU going to acknowledge that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a criminal regime that they should not be propping up? Probably only when it’s too late.
“EU hits Iran with sanctions after murder plots,” AFP, January 8, 2019:
The EU hit Iran’s intelligence services with sanctions Tuesday after accusing Tehran of being behind plots to assassinate regime opponents on Dutch, Danish, and French soil.
The move by the 28-nation bloc was announced as the Dutch government said it believed Iran was behind the murders of two dissidents in 2015 and 2017.
“Very encouraging that (the) EU has just agreed on new targeted sanctions against Iran in response to hostile activities and plots being planned and perpetrated in Europe, including Denmark,” Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said.
The “EU stands united — such actions are unacceptable and must have consequences,” he tweeted.
Sanctions include the freezing of funds and other financial assets of the Iranian intelligence ministry and individuals, officials said.
Denmark led efforts for sanctions after allegations that Tehran tried to kill three Iranian dissidents on Danish soil.
A manhunt related to the alleged plot against three Iranians suspected of belonging to the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA) led to the shutdown of bridges to Sweden and ferries on September 28.
France last year imposed sanctions on two suspected Iranian agents and others from Iran’s ministry of intelligence and security.
The French security services concluded that the head of operations at the Iranian intelligence ministry had ordered a plot to bomb a rally of the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran (MEK) opposition group in a suburb of Paris in June last year — which Tehran strongly denied….
In the past, the EU has trod cautiously on Iran as it sought to save a beleaguered nuclear deal with Tehran after the US withdrew last year and imposed new sanctions.
The Dutch ministers said that at a meeting with Iranian officials “it was emphasised that the measures were not linked” to the Iran nuclear deal.
“Nevertheless, Iran will be held to account for all matters that affect EU and international security interests…,” including the assassinations in the Netherlands in 2015 and 2017, the letter said.
Dutch police have previously named the two victims as Ali Motamed, 56, who was killed in the central city of Almere in December 2015, and Ahmad Molla Nissi, 52, murdered in The Hague in November 2017.
Dutch news reports had said Motamed was living in the Netherlands under a false name and is really Mohammad Reza Kolahi Samadi — the man behind the largest bomb attack in Iran in 1981.
Nissi was shot dead in The Hague from a moving car, later found to have been stolen from a suburb outside Rotterdam.
Dutch police said Nissi was the chairman of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, a group working for the independence of the Ahwaz area in southwestern Iran.
Last June, the Netherlands expelled two Iranian embassy workers in connection with the murders….
Walter Sieruk says
The scheme of those in power in that “mullah regime ” of Iran to murder opponents of this Islamic tyrannical regime of Iran on Danish ,Dutch and French lands is keeping and staying within the national character of that heinous Islamic tyranny.
Thus economic sanctions are very warranted and fitting to have against that rogue state of Iran . For this heinous Islamic regime of Iran is even false in its name. For it has the title of “The Islamic Republic of Iran.” It is Islamic for sure, but its falsely called a “republic.” This is because a real Republic comes from the Latin word; res-publica meaning “The property of the people” This is one thing that this brutal and harsh Islamic tyranny is not. For the mullahs and ayatollahs who have the strong and terrible power in this Islamic have much control. Even the Iranian parliament is much influenced by those ruling Muslim clerics. Those mullahs and ayatollahs of this Islamic dictatorship come down very hard on the human rights of the Iranian people through their ruthless gang of thugs who are called “The Republican Guard.” Furthermore, this hideous type of hard and oppressive tyranny is taught about in the Bible .For in Ecclesiastes 4 :1 in teaches about “the tears of the oppressed.” and about all the power being “on the side of the oppressors.” Likewise, in that same Bible book in 5:8 it informs the reader not to be naive about such awful wickedness. For it teaches “If you see the poor oppressed…and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things.” Moreover in Proverbs 15:15 it also teaches “All the days of the oppressed are wretched…” In addition, the Iranian president, Rouhani and ayatollah Khamenei may be described in Proverbs 28:15 which reads “Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.” In short, the brutal and vicious Islamic regime of those two characters, just mention, as well as the other mullahs , ayatollahs and other Muslim tyrants who have such harsh and brutal control with their terrible oppression over the lives of the Iranian people , Proverbs 29:2 is thus very appropriate . For it teaches “When the wicked rule, the people groan. “ [N.I.V.]
jule says
So, will Germany close the Iranian banks in Germany and pull out all their profitable Corporations and stop selling Iran nuc gagets, tunnel diggers, tech etc? Ha. And lets see France pull out.
TKF says
Death to the Islamic Republic of Iran!
Mark Swan says
The dastardly grin of this Ayatollah, should reveal
all anyone would want to know about Him.
Keys says
He is saying from the catwalk:
“Death to America …
“And I’m too sexy for my hat
Too sexy for my hat
What do you think about that?”
—- Right Said Fred “l’m Too Sexy”
mortimer says
Agree with TKF. I believe most Persians are privately saying DEATH TO THE MULLAHOCRACY.
R Russell says
After all they said about Trump when he re-introduce the US sanctions!
American says
The present EU leadership will shatter the EU until finally, in desperation, EU leadership turns to an anti-Christ to “save” them ushering in the final chapter of the devil’s rebellion against creator God. The devil couldn’t do it without this crop of EU leadership. It’s this EU leadership making it possible.
gravenimage says
Why do you think that opposing the appalling Mullahs assassinating their critics makes them the anti-Christ? *Ugh*.
somehistory says
His photo…which speaks so much evil…makes Snidely Whiplash look like a kind gentleman.
When the U.S. imposed sanctions, did not some countries in Europe deal with Iran anyway? One, whether individual or nation, cannot trust evil, whether individual or nation.
tgusa says
Sanctions, oh man, that’ll surely teach em. They will think twice before they plot that sort of stuff again. Oh wait, no they won’t.
gravenimage says
EU hits Iran with sanctions over plots to assassinate regime opponents on Dutch, Danish, and French soil
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*Good*.
Baucent says
About time. The Iranians have been using their Embassy as a launching point for criminal acts in many countries. I recall the incident in Bangkok a few years ago when a bomb under construction in an apartment by an Iranian agent exploded prematurely.