Europe slams Iran’s regime, brands IRGC terrorists, and shuts the door on the shah’s heir

Iran threatened Thursday to unleash “hazardous consequences” after the European Union formally designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Western powers.

EU foreign ministers approved the designation at a meeting in Brussels, describing it as a response to Iran’s violent crackdown on anti-government protests.

“Repression cannot go unanswered,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X in announcing the decision. “Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise.”

The designation places the IRGC on the same terrorist list as al-Qaeda, Hamas and the Islamic State group, Kallas said. “If you act as a terrorist, you should also be treated as a terrorist.”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shared the sentiment. “‘Terrorist’ is indeed how you call a regime that cru

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-warns-hazardous-consequences-eu-211523962.html

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