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ARAB EUROPEAN RELATIONS - June 23 - EU States Back Tighter Iran Sanctions.
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APS Diplomat Recorder
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June 28, 2008
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EU states agree to impose new sanctions against Iran, including an asset freeze on its biggest bank, over its refusal to meet demands to curb its nuclear programme. But the EU said the door remained open to possible talks over an international package of incentives delivered to Tehran earlier this month by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment. The new EU sanctions are the latest attempt by the West to put pressure on Iran over the nuclear issue and will target businesses and individuals the West alleges are linked to its nuclear and ballistic programmes. "The individuals will be banned from entering the EU and the entities will be banned ...