EU to Declare Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group, France Backs Move
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Moneycontrol•29-01-2026, 19:33
EU to Declare Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group, France Backs Move
- •The European Union plans to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, aligning it with groups like Al-Qaeda and Hamas.
- •EU Vice-President Kaja Kallas stated that the move is a response to the IRGC's brutal actions against protesters, which resulted in 6,373 deaths.
- •The decision requires unanimous support from all 27 EU member states and is expected to significantly increase pressure on Tehran.
- •France, which previously opposed the listing due to concerns for its citizens imprisoned in Iran and diplomatic channels, now supports the decision.
- •The IRGC, established in 1979 to protect the Islamic Revolution, is Iran's most powerful military, political, and economic entity, answering only to the Supreme Leader.
Why It Matters: The EU is moving to declare Iran's IRGC a terrorist group, a significant step now backed by France.
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