Several experts questioned the effectiveness of EU sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guards. More than 200 individuals and 37 Iranian entities are now subject to restrictive measures imposed by the European Union.
Sanctions that have increased as the Iranian authorities continue to repress protesters, but whose effectiveness most of the experts interviewed doubt. But "the voices of circumvention are multiple to the point of making them ineffective," adds the specialist of Iran's top security body. "If it is a sowing of discord, the source is counterproductive," says the source.