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EU moves to tighten ban on drone exports to Iran after crackdown
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen looks on as she arrives to attend the European Council meeting in Brussels on December 18, 2025. (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
The European Union proposes banning the export of more drone and missile tech to Iran after a deadly crackdown on protesters, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen says.
“Europe stands in full solidarity with the brave women and men of Iran who are risking their lives to demand freedom for themselves and future generations,” von der Leyen writes on X.
“Today, we are proposing to ban additional exports of critical drone and missile technologies.”
Von der Leyen says the EU is also readying other sanctions on those responsible for the “continued and brutal repression” of protests that rocked the Islamic Republic.
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