EU Plans Massive Sanctions Against Iran

The EU is preparing tough sanctions against Iran's energy and financial sectors, according to a confidental list of proposals drawn up for EU foreign ministers and obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE in February 2010. The measures, aimed at forcing Iran to back down in the nuclear dispute, would have a dramatic impact on the economy of Iran.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Iran to step up uranium enrichment http://www.europeansources.info/record/iran-to-step-up-uranium-enrichment/

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