The relationship between Turkey and Iran has been changing over the last few years, affecting how EU sanctions imposed on Iran are working. Recently, the EU took steps to punish Iran for sending military support to Russia.

The EU agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on seven people and seven organisations, including airline Iran Air, for alleged links to Iranian transfers of ballistic missiles to Russia. Britain, which is not in the EU, also imposed new sanctions. Hungary's ambassador was summoned because Budapest holds the 27-nation EU's rotating presidency.

Iran condemned new EU and British sanctions on Tehran and denied providing ballistic missiles to Russia, a spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday. The European Union agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on seven people and seven organisations,

The Council of the European Union approved the introduction of sanctions against fourteen individuals and legal entities related to the transfer of drones and

Iran Air has suspended all flights to European countries in response to new sanctions imposed by the European Union. The carrier is the only airline operating flights to EU countries.

By bne Tehran bureau Iran summoned the Hungarian ambassador to Tehran on October 15 to protest against new European Union sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities, the Iranian foreign ministry announced.