EU’s Sanctions: A Call for Genuine Change in Iran

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized that Iran must significantly alter its actions before the European Union considers lifting sanctions. Addressing a press conference in France, she stated that sanctions aim to enforce behavioral change, which, if credible, could lead to easing restrictions.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has asserted that Iran must visibly alter its conduct for the European Union to consider lifting existing sanctions.

In her statement at a press conference in Evian, France, ahead of the G7 summit, von der Leyen highlighted the core principle of sanctions as tools for enforcing behavior change.

She noted that only credible and verifiable changes could potentially result in lifting these sanctions, underscoring the EU's conditional stance on Iran’s policy adjustments.