Xinhua
July 26, 2010

BRUSSELS -- European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Monday endorsed tougher sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, including measures to block oil and gas investment and curtail its refining and natural gas capability.

Foreign ministers from the 27 EU member states adopted a decision implementing the measures contained in UN Security Council Resolution 1929 as well as extra measures identified by EU heads of state and government at their June summit.

EU's restrictive measures, which went beyond UN sanctions imposed on June 10, followed a similar U.S. move.

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