The European Union says it has imposed sanctions on unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two Iranian individuals for threatening the freedom of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of the world’s oil flows.
– The move marked the first time the bloc has used new powers to sanction Iran for restricting freedom of navigation.
– The EU said in a statement it had added the Hormozgan Provincial Command of the IRGC Navy to its sanctions list, as well as Mohammad Akbarzadeh and Hamid Hosseini.
– It said Akbarzadeh is deputy commander for political affairs of the IRGC Navy and Hosseini is a representative of Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union.
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