NCRI - France, the EU's rotary president, on Friday issued a statement censuring the mullahs' regime in Tehran for not complying with the international mandates. It largely holds the regime responsible for not obeying the previous resolutions 1737, 1747 and 1803.

The decision comes as major world powers are engaged in a diplomatic tussle with the ruling clerics over their uranium enrichment program which is believed to be part of a weapons program.

The EU president asks other member states "to exercise restraint when they enter into new commitments to provide official financial support for trade with Iran, in particular in the granting of export credits, guarantees and insurance; also to exercise vigilance over the activities of financial institutions with banks domiciled in Iran and Bank Saderat in particular. It also asks the Member States to inspect the cargos to and from Iran of aircraft and vessels at their airports and seaports, in particular those owned or operated by Iran Air Cargo and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line, provided there are reasonable grounds to believe that such aircraft or vessels are transporting goods prohibited by this Common Position."

The measures, in line with an agreement by European ambassadors last month, are robust attempts to implement the latest UN Security Council resolution on the regime.