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Iran Rejects European and British Sanctions on its Shipping Lines as 'Unjustified'

Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei (Archive - Mehr News Agency).
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei (Archive - Mehr News Agency).
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Iran Rejects European and British Sanctions on its Shipping Lines as 'Unjustified'

Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei (Archive - Mehr News Agency).
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei (Archive - Mehr News Agency).

New EU and British sanctions are based on false claims of missile transfers to Russia and are "unjustified", Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday.
Brussels on Monday added Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its director to its list of sanctions on Iran, which it said were a consequence of Tehran's support of Russia in its war with Ukraine, Reuters reported.
On the same day, Britain imposed sanctions against Iran's national airline and shipping carrier, measures it said were taken in response to Iran's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.
"Iran considers the imposition of new sanctions by the European Union and the United Kingdom against a number of Iranian individuals and legal entities on the false claim of sending ballistic missiles to Russia as an unjustified act that contradicts the norms of international law," Baghaei said, according to the foreign ministry's Telegram channel.
He added that European parties were violating international law, including the freedom of navigation and maritime trade, via sanctions.

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Russia Begins Mass Production of Radiation-Resistant Mobile Bomb Shelters

People wait at a bus stop with electronic screen showing an advertisement image depicting Russian soldier and the slogan "Be strong, faithful, courageous" in front of towers of business center Moscow-City in Moscow, Russia, 14 November 2024. (EPA)
People wait at a bus stop with electronic screen showing an advertisement image depicting Russian soldier and the slogan "Be strong, faithful, courageous" in front of towers of business center Moscow-City in Moscow, Russia, 14 November 2024. (EPA)
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Russia Begins Mass Production of Radiation-Resistant Mobile Bomb Shelters

People wait at a bus stop with electronic screen showing an advertisement image depicting Russian soldier and the slogan "Be strong, faithful, courageous" in front of towers of business center Moscow-City in Moscow, Russia, 14 November 2024. (EPA)
People wait at a bus stop with electronic screen showing an advertisement image depicting Russian soldier and the slogan "Be strong, faithful, courageous" in front of towers of business center Moscow-City in Moscow, Russia, 14 November 2024. (EPA)

Russia has begun mass production of mobile bomb shelters that can protect against a variety of man-made threats and natural disasters including radiation and shockwaves, the emergency ministry's research institute said.

The "KUB-M" shelter looks like a reinforced shipping container. It can give some protection against radiation, shrapnel, debris and fires and can be deployed in Russia's vast northern permafrost, according to the state institute.

The standard unit accommodates 54 people but additional modules can be added, the institute said.

The war in Ukraine is entering what some officials say could be its final - most dangerous - phase as Moscow's forces advance at their fastest pace since the early weeks of the conflict in 2022 and the West seeks to shore up Ukraine.

The institute did not link the move to any current crisis, though the announcement came just as the administration of US President Joe Biden agreed to allow Ukraine to fire American long-range missiles deep into Russia.

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia would respond to what it called a reckless decision by Biden's administration and cautioned that the move would draw the United States directly into the conflict.