German foreign minister urges EU sanctions over ‘brutal repression’ in IranAnnalena Baerbock says Europe will impose entry bans and freeze assets of those responsible for crackdown on nationwide protests against Iran’s theocracy, now entering fourth weekBERLIN, Germany — Germany’s foreign minister is calling for European Union entry bans and asset freezes against those responsible for what she described as brutal repression against anti-government protesters in Iran.“Those who beat up women and girls on the street, carry off people who want nothing other than to live freely, arrest them arbitrarily and sentence them to death stand on the wrong side of history,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was quoted as telling Sunday’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper.On Thursday, EU lawmakers approved a resolution calling for sanctions against those responsible for the death of Amini and the subsequent crackdown.✊ pic.twitter.com/etcsoDz0mO— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) October 8, 2022Germany, along with fellow EU member France, is among the nations that are part of a 2015 agreement with Iran to address concerns over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and have been attempting to revive the deal.Talks on the deal have languished but if it’s reinstated, the agreement would provide sanctions relief that would help strengthen the Iranian government."