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Iran Accuses EU of Ditching Independence to Back US Sanctions
(MENAFN) Iran leveled a sharp accusation at the European Union early Tuesday, claiming the bloc has forfeited its legal and political independence by aligning with Washington on sanctions targeting Tehran.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baqai said the EU appears to be "surrendering its sovereignty, its laws and regulations, its values, and its ethics to American coercion."
In a post on the US social media platform X, Baqai drew attention to the EU's own Blocking Statute — legislation designed to shield European businesses from foreign sanctions applied beyond their borders.
He pressed the question of how Brussels could endorse unilateral US measures against Iran while still upholding a law built specifically to reject that kind of extraterritorial reach.
Baqai noted that the EU had taken a starkly different stance back in 1996, when it introduced the Blocking Statute in direct response to US sanctions at the time.
"Today it has become an accessory to Washington's lawless conduct," he said.
He also cautioned that individual EU member states could ultimately be held accountable for the fallout of supporting US economic pressure against Iran.
Backing Washington's pressure campaign while simultaneously calling for de-escalation and regional stability, Baqai argued, are "mutually exclusive" stances.
His comments come against the backdrop of intensifying regional tensions following US strikes Sunday on Iran's Larak Island, near the Strait of Hormuz — an attack Iranian media said left two dead and two injured.
In response, Iran announced retaliatory strikes on sites used by US forces in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
Last month, US President Donald Trump unveiled what he described as "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country," a central piece of his maximum pressure campaign targeting Iran.
Trump said the initiative aims to choke off Tehran's financial channels, warning any country offering Iran an economic "lifeline" — whether through financial institutions, businesses, or government bodies — would face severe economic consequences.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baqai said the EU appears to be "surrendering its sovereignty, its laws and regulations, its values, and its ethics to American coercion."
In a post on the US social media platform X, Baqai drew attention to the EU's own Blocking Statute — legislation designed to shield European businesses from foreign sanctions applied beyond their borders.
He pressed the question of how Brussels could endorse unilateral US measures against Iran while still upholding a law built specifically to reject that kind of extraterritorial reach.
Baqai noted that the EU had taken a starkly different stance back in 1996, when it introduced the Blocking Statute in direct response to US sanctions at the time.
"Today it has become an accessory to Washington's lawless conduct," he said.
He also cautioned that individual EU member states could ultimately be held accountable for the fallout of supporting US economic pressure against Iran.
Backing Washington's pressure campaign while simultaneously calling for de-escalation and regional stability, Baqai argued, are "mutually exclusive" stances.
His comments come against the backdrop of intensifying regional tensions following US strikes Sunday on Iran's Larak Island, near the Strait of Hormuz — an attack Iranian media said left two dead and two injured.
In response, Iran announced retaliatory strikes on sites used by US forces in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
Last month, US President Donald Trump unveiled what he described as "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country," a central piece of his maximum pressure campaign targeting Iran.
Trump said the initiative aims to choke off Tehran's financial channels, warning any country offering Iran an economic "lifeline" — whether through financial institutions, businesses, or government bodies — would face severe economic consequences.
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