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Iran Accuses EU of Surrendering Sovereignty by Backing US Sanctions

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei accused the EU of surrendering its sovereignty and values to US coercion by supporting sanctions on Iran.

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Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on 2026-08-31 that the European Union's support for US sanctions on Iran indicates the union's 'moral decay and political incompetence'. [1] Iran claimed that a US attack on a wedding near Sirik, a coastal area on Iran's Strait of Hormuz, killed at least five people and injured dozens. [2] Baqaei argued that the EU cannot support Washington's 'economic terrorism' while claiming to seek de-escalation and regional stability, saying the two positions are mutually exclusive. [3] Baqaei said the EU's endorsement of America's 'unlawful economic war' against Iran violates international law and the union's own legislation. [4] Baqaei wrote on X that the EU appears to be surrendering its sovereignty, laws, regulations, values, and ethics to American coercion. [5] Iran's foreign ministry said the wedding had been turned into a funeral and pledged that Iran would respond to the attack. [6] Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said 'This cruelty cannot be separated from the chain of atrocities that preceded it,' which the article notes likely refers to a February 28 US strike on a primary school in Minab that killed 168 children. [7] Iran's Mehr news agency reported that a four-year-old was among those killed in the wedding attack near Sirik. [8]
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  1. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on 2026-08-31 that the European Union's support for US sanctions on Iran indicates the union's 'moral decay and political incompetence'. · middleeasteye.net
  2. Iran claimed that a US attack on a wedding near Sirik, a coastal area on Iran's Strait of Hormuz, killed at least five people and injured dozens. · Hindustan Times
  3. Baqaei argued that the EU cannot support Washington's 'economic terrorism' while claiming to seek de-escalation and regional stability, saying the two positions are mutually exclusive. · middleeasteye.net
  4. Baqaei said the EU's endorsement of America's 'unlawful economic war' against Iran violates international law and the union's own legislation. · middleeasteye.net
  5. Baqaei wrote on X that the EU appears to be surrendering its sovereignty, laws, regulations, values, and ethics to American coercion. · middleeasteye.net
  6. Iran's foreign ministry said the wedding had been turned into a funeral and pledged that Iran would respond to the attack. · Hindustan Times
  7. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said 'This cruelty cannot be separated from the chain of atrocities that preceded it,' which the article notes likely refers to a February 28 US strike on a primary school in Minab that killed 168 children. · Hindustan Times
  8. Iran's Mehr news agency reported that a four-year-old was among those killed in the wedding attack near Sirik. · Hindustan Times
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