EU leaders mull tougher sanctions against Iran at a summit as Zelenskyy pleads for more support [Video]

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders debated ways to ramp up sanctions against Iran at a summit on Wednesday as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reminded the gathering that his country still badly needs support to combat Russia’s invasion.

French President Emmanuel Macron urged his EU counterparts in Brussels to “adapt” and “expand” sanctions against Iran.

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The EU has already slapped sanctions on the Islamic Republic but Macron said new measures should target “those who are helping to produce the missiles and drones that were used” in the weekend attack.

According to a draft statement prepared for the meeting also focusing on the war in Ukraine and ways to boost the bloc’s economic competitiveness, the leaders are to warn that “the EU is ready to take further …