EU moves to tighten ban on drone exports to Iran after crackdown on protesters

The European Union on Tuesday proposed banning the export of more drone and missile tech to Iran after a deadly crackdown on protesters, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said.“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 wrote on X.“Today, we are proposing to ban additional exports of critical drone and missile technologies.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Von der Leyen said the EU was also readying other sanctions on those responsible for the “continued and brutal repression” of protests that rocked the Islamic Republic.The protests constituted the biggest challenge to the Iranian leadership in years.The full scale of the crackdown has emerged piecemeal as Iran remains under an unprecedented internet shutdown that is now in its 11th day.Despite difficulty accessing information, the Iran Human Rights