Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. EU Ministers to Approve Tighter Sanctions on Iran VOA News 20 July 2010 The partially constructed site which is part of the South Pars gas field facility, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, in Assalouyeh, Iran, 19 Jul 2010 Photo: AP The partially constructed site which is part of the South Pars gas field facility, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, in Assalouyeh, Iran, 19 Jul 2010 European Union foreign ministers are set to adopt tighter sanctions against Iran, including measures to ban investment in the oil and gas industry. A draft declaration released Tuesday shows that EU foreign ministers will approve the decision to adopt further sanctions related to Iran's nuclear program and call on Tehran to resume talks. The foreign ministers will meet next Monday in Brussels. The new EU steps will also target trade, banking and insurance, as well as transportation including shipping and air cargo. In Tehran Tuesday, Iran's parliament passed a bill authorizing retaliatory measures against countries that inspect cargo on Iranian ships and aircraft.  New U.N. sanctions aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program calls on countries to inspect all cargo to and from Iran if there are reasonable grounds to believe items on board could contribute to Iran's atomic program.  The bill passed in Tehran allows Iran's government to carry out its own cargo inspections on crafts of countries cooperating with the U.N. request. The EU declaration must still be endorsed by EU ambassadors meeting in Brussels this week, but major changes are unlikely. Last month, EU leaders agreed to go ahead with the tougher measures as part of a two-track strategy to deal with Iran's nuclear program. Western powers accuse Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons under the cover of its civilian nuclear program - a charge repeatedly denied by Iranian authorities. Some information for this report was provided by AP. .