UN approves new sanctions against Iran

The UN Security Council voted unanimously today to impose moderately tougher sanctions against Iran, hoping to send Tehran a strong message that it will grow more isolated by refusing to suspend nuclear enrichment.

The 15 members of the Security Council approved a ban on Iranian arms exports and a freeze of the assets of 28 additional people and organisations involved in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. About a third of those are linked to the Revolutionary Guard, an elite military corps.