Foreign Secretary welcomes EU sanctions following assassination plot in the US
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that this coordinated EU action sends a strong message that EU Member States will not tolerate Iranian involvement in terrorism.
Speaking today he said:
鈥淚 welcome the EU鈥檚 agreement to impose restrictive measures on five individuals following the disrupted plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US. 皇冠体育app EU action follows the UK鈥檚 designations earlier this week under the Terrorist Asset Freezing Act 2010. 皇冠体育app EU measures will impose an EU-wide financial assets freeze and prevent any funds being made available to the individuals concerned.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp assassination plot appears to constitute a escalation in Iran鈥檚 sponsorship of terrorism outside its borders. This coordinated EU action sends a strong message that EU Member States will not tolerate Iranian involvement in terrorism and underlines both the gravity of the plot, and the serious consequences it could have had if it had been successful.鈥�
皇冠体育app names of the individuals concerned will be published on the website of the on 22 October.