Iran warns EU against listing Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist entity

Iran has warned that
the European Union would “shoot itself in the foot” by listing
the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, Foreign
Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian told the EU’s High
Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell.

“We have repeatedly said the Revolutionary Guards are a
formal and sovereign organisation whose role is central for
guaranteeing Iran’s security. Steps taken by the European
Parliament to list the organisation as terrorist are in a way a
shot in the foot of Europe itself,” Iran’s foreign minister
said on Thursday.

“It is necessary to respect mutual security in the world of diplomacy and increase mutual trust instead of following the language of threats and unfriendly actions. In any case of a terrorist listing, Iran will take reciprocal measures,” Amir Abdollahian said.

On Wednesday, the European Parliament called for the EU to
list the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation,
blaming it for the repression of domestic protesters and the
supply of drones to Russia’s military engaged in Ukraine.

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“Brutal”

Widespread anti-government demonstrations erupted in Iran in
September after the death of Iranian citizen Mahsa Amini,
who had been detained over flouting the strict dress code
imposed on women.

The European Parliament condemned the crackdown on
protesters by Iran’s security forces, which include the Revolutionary Guard Corps, as “brutal”.

Iran and world powers, including EU members France and Germany, have engaged in negotiations since 2021 to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, with discussions in a stalemate since September.

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