EU summons Iran’s ambassador in Brussels over protest crackdown

The European Union has summoned Iran’s ambassador in Brussels over the Islamic republic’s response to the nationwide protests, an EU official said Tuesday on condition of anonymity.EU chief Ursula von der Leyen earlier Tuesday said the bloc was “swiftly” moving towards drafting further sanctions on Iran over the “horrifying” number of people said to have been killed and wounded in the government’s crackdown.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Authorities in Iran said they will press charges punishable by death against some individuals arrested during recent demonstrations, as concern grew that one man arrested during the protests already risks imminent execution.On Tuesday, the office of the Tehran prosecutor said in a statement quoted by state television that an unspecified number would be charged with “moharebeh”, or “waging war against God”, a sharia law term which is a capital offence in Iran and used widely in the past in death