Anadolu Agency - The Council of the European Union on Monday extended by one year sanctions against Iran.

The sanctions were extended until 13 April 2020, according to a press release issued by the Council.

The sanctions include �a travel ban and an asset freeze against 82 people and one entity�, and �a ban on exports to Iran of equipment which might be used for internal repression and of equipment for monitoring telecommunications�.

These measures were first put in place in 2011 and have been extended ever since on an annual basis.

On Jan 16, 2016, the Council had lifted all nuclear-related economic and financial EU sanctions against Iran.