Western countries imposed sanctions on Iran after claiming Russia had received shipments of ballistic missiles from the country for use in the war in Ukraine. Iran denies the claims.

Iran has vowed to respond to fresh sanctions imposed by Britain, France and Germany over what they said was its supply of short-range missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine.

“This action of the three European countries is the continuation of the hostile policy of the West and economic terrorism against the people of Iran, which will face the appropriate and proportionate action of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani said in a statement late Tuesday, September 10.

The three governments had announced they would take steps to cancel air services agreements with Iran and “work towards imposing sanctions on Iran Air.”