EU Widens Iran Sanctions, Remains Split on Halt to Oil Purchases

European Union governments tightened sanctions on Iran in a clampdown on the country’s nuclear program, while divisions festered over a possible halt to purchases of Iranian oil.

Following up on penalties imposed by the U.S. last month, the EU added 180 Iranian officials and companies to a blacklist and started work on sanctions on the country’s oil exports, banks, transport sector and the Revolutionary Guard Corps.