Iran suspends ‘human rights talks’ with EU after bloc sanctioned Iranian officials

Shafaq News/ Iran said on Monday it is suspending talks on human rights with the European Union, after the bloc’s decision to sanction eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, over the deadly crackdown in November 2019.

“Iran is suspending all human rights talks and cooperation resulting from these talks with the EU, especially in the areas of terrorism, drugs and refugees,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Twitter, “condemning” the EU’s decision.

Earlier, the EU imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).