EU agrees sanctions against Iranian intelligence service over assassination plots

The European Union has agreed sanctions against an Iranian intelligence service for planning assassinations in Europe. (File/AFP)

COPENHAGEN: The European Union has agreed sanctions against an Iranian intelligence service for planning assassinations in Europe, Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said on Tuesday.
"EU just agreed to enact sanctions against an Iranian Intelligence Service for its assassination plots on European soil. Strong signal from the EU that we will not accept such behaviour in Europe," Samuelsen said on Twitter.