Well, it is no wonder the EU is upset with Iran over planning assassinations of people opposed to the Iran regime in Denmark and France. Iran was accused of carrying out one of those in the Netherlands in 2015 and that is being brought up again in light of these new events. Still, it is not anything like the trouble it caused Russia to try to do an assassination in the UK. I guess it does matter if you shoot someone rather than use a chemical weapon on them. The victim cannot see the distinction so clearly.
The EU is leveling some sanctions, but hardly enough to get the Iranian's attention.
At the same time we are concerned about this, Iran is proceeding with the launch of a satellite which Europe has largely ignored. The Iranians learned that from North Korea. Practice with satellites until you get the orbital speeds up, then they can substitute a weapon in its place, should they choose to do so. Everyone criticized the US President for pulling out of the Iran accords, when it now looks like he was right to do that. The Iranians have not stopped assassinations, meddling in Yemen and other countries, or development of launch vehicles for space.
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