The new sanctions from the EU to Iran joined in four resolutions of the UN

The embargo on Iranian oil adopted today by the Ministers of foreign of the European Union (EU) is the last action of the international community to put pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program and that already include four resolutions of the UN.

Since April 2005, when Iran announced that it would up the conversion of uranium at the Isfahan, central Security Council has adopted resolutions 1737, 1747 and 1803 and 1929, urged Iran to suspend its enrichment program, while the EU has adopted sanctions in at least five times.

-Relationship of the sanctions agreed upon so far:
== 23 December 2006: the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1737 urges Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program and a reactor's heavy water, under threat of facing sanctions such as the prohibition of trade with material and technology nuclear.

== 12 February 2007: u000aThe EU Foreign Ministers agreed to impose Iran sanctions over its nuclear program, although they emphasized their willingness to negotiate with Tehran. The agreement is practically a transcript of resolution 1737, which joined economic sanctions in a dozen companies Iranians.

== 24 March 2007: approves resolution 1747 of the Security Council, which requires Iran to clarify the doubts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and adopts new sanctions concerning the ban on exports of arms and the freezing of financial assets to 28 individuals and entities related to the nuclear program and ballistic missile Iran, including members of the Islamic Republic revolutionary guards.

== 3 March 2008: UN adopts resolution 1803 with a third round of penalties, with bans on travel to persons connected with the Iranian nuclear program and prevents the transaction u000awith the country of dual-use military and civilian. products

== 23 June 2008: the EU approves new sanctions against entities and Iranian people, including the Bank Melli, in the framework of the UN to penalize Iran over its nuclear program. Prevents entities undertake economic activities within the community, with a freeze on assets that may have on the EU, and prohibits individuals can enter into the Union.

== 17 May 2010: Brazil and Turkey achieve Iran to accept Exchange part of its uranium abroad, but USA announces that the Security Council has reached an agreement on a "draft" of sanctions.

== 9 June 2010: the Security Council adopted resolution number 1929 against Iran, which tightens the embargo of arms to Iran, while reinforcing inspections to ships and aircraft Iranians.

== 18 November 2011: the IAEA adopts a new resolution against Iran by u000aits nuclear activities, which expressed "deep and growing concern" signs that the country would be working on the development of atomic bombs and the possible military dimensions of nuclear program Iran.

== 1 December 2011: the EU agrees to add 180 entities and individuals to its list of sanctioned by its links to the nuclear program Iran.

== 19 January 2012: the EU reaches a principle of agreement to freeze much of the assets of the Iranian Central Bank in order to prevent Tehran to finance its nuclear program with these resources and to avoid that "remove resources in Europe".

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