Too early to drop sanctions against Iran, says EU’s von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said there should be a fundamental change in Iran before sanctions are dropped. (AP)

• Ursula von der Leyen: ‘We first have to ⁠see ⁠a change, a fundamental change in Iran for the dropping of sanctions’

BERLIN: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that it was too early to drop sanctions imposed on ‌Iran.
“We think ‌the dropping ‌of ⁠sanctions would be ⁠too early,” she said in Berlin at a meeting of the ⁠conservative CDU and ‌its ‌CSU Bavarian sister party, ‌adding that ‌the sanctions were in place due to Iran’s suppression of ‌its own population.
“We first have to ⁠see ⁠a change, a fundamental change in Iran for the dropping of sanctions,” von der Leyen added.