EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions on Iran as Ukraine pleads for support

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela, Netherland’s Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speak during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels (Omar Havana/AP)

European Union leaders have vowed to ramp up sanctions against Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used the summit on Wednesday to remind the leaders that his country still badly needs support to combat Russia’s invasion.