Iran Pledges Retaliation Against New Sanctions by Britain, France, and Germany

Iran has vowed to respond to fresh sanctions imposed by Britain, France, and Germany. These nations accused Iran of supplying short-range missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine. “This action by the three European countries continues the hostile policy of the West and economic terrorism against the people of Iran. It will face appropriate and proportionate action by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” stated foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani late Tuesday.

The three governments announced they would take steps to cancel air services agreements with Iran and work towards imposing sanctions on Iran Air. “In addition, we will pursue the designations of significant entities and individuals involved with Iran’s ballistic missile program and the transfer of ballistic missiles and other weapons to Russia,” they added.

Iran has again denied delivering any weapons to Russia for use in the Ukraine war. “Any claim that the Islamic Republic of Iran has sold ballistic missiles to the Russian Federation is completely baseless and false,” Kanani asserted.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Russia had received shipments of ballistic missiles from Iran and would likely use them within weeks in Ukraine. He added that dozens of Russian military personnel have received training in Iran on using the Fath-360 missile, which has a range of 120 kilometers (75 miles).