Most of the bloc has long been in favor of the move, which requires unanimous consent from all 27 members. France, Spain, and Portugal were holding out against the move, but finally relented on Wednesday. Italy, another key holdout, relented on Monday. The change came due to increasing revelations regarding the scale of the massacre carried out against mostly unarmed protesters by the IRGC, with some estimates finding over 30,000 were killed on the nights of Jan. 8 and 9 alone.
“The unbearable repression of the peaceful uprising of the Iranian people cannot go unanswered. The extraordinary courage they have shown in the face of the blind violence unleashed upon them cannot be in vain,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in a statement.
“France
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