27.06.2011                      25.Siwan, 5771

Iran:

Iran denies EU claims on its involvement in suppressing Syria protests

Alongside extended sanctions on Syria, the EU adds three commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards to a blacklist that imposes travel restrictions and freezes assets.

Iran accused the European Union of "distorting reality" on Sunday after the bloc slapped sanctions on the Syrian leadership and three high-ranking Iranian officials the EU said was helping Damascus crush dissent.
Alongside extended sanctions on Syria, the EU added three commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards – accused of supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad's suppression of anti-government protests — to a blacklist that imposes travel restrictions and freezes assets….