EU freezes top Iran bank's accounts

New sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze of its biggest bank, were agreed by the EU today.

Iran’s Bank of Melli has been blacklisted by the decision, which implements already approved United Nations’ sanctions against Tehran.

The decision was formally adopted without debate at EU talks in Luxembourg.

Western officials have accused Bank Melli of providing services to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

The United States placed the bank on its blacklist last year. The sanctions also include a travel ban on high level experts dealing with Iran’s nuclear program.

The EU’s blacklist of companies and people will be published tomorrow.