EU says launches bid to block effects of US sanctions on Iran

Image
AFP Brussels
Last Updated : May 18 2018 | 3:25 PM IST

The European Union today launched "the blocking statute" process to spare Europeans from US sanctions on Iran as part of efforts to preserve the nuclear deal with Tehran.

The European Commission, the EU executive, said it "launched the formal process to activate the Blocking Statute by updating the list of US sanctions on Iran falling within its scope.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

More From This Section

First Published: May 18 2018 | 3:25 PM IST

Next Story