Sanctions to target finance, energy, transport, software and other significant industries, Yvette Cooper tells MPs
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The UK has announced “full and further sanctions” against Iran amid widespread protests that have resulted in hundreds of deaths and arrests.
The sanctions will target finance, energy, transport, software and other significant industries, Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, told MPs.
She also said that the Foreign Office had summoned the Iranian ambassador over reports of the country’s response to protests against the regime.
