SpaceWar.com reports: “Western powers on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with short-range missiles for imminent use against Ukraine, calling it a dangerous escalation of the conflict that threatened European security.

Britain, France and Germany said they would cut aviation agreements with the Islamic republic and sanction its national carrier Iran Air, claiming Tehran had repeatedly defied warnings about the weapons transfers.

‘This act is an escalation by both Iran and Russia, and is a direct threat to European security,’ the so-called E3 powers said in a joint statement.

President Joe Biden meanwhile said the United States was considering lifting restrictions on Ukraine using long-range, US-made missiles against Russia to help it defend itself in return.

‘We’re working that out right now,’ Biden told reporters at the White House…”