⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ The European Parliament, by passing a resolution, voted in support of the Iranian people and Iranian opposition forces, designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, and also overwhelmingly rejected efforts to invite Reza Pahlavi as… pic.twitter.com/6sxmQB8pmu
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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
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