Listing the Revolutionary Guard as a terror group marks a ramping up of the European Union’s pressure against Tehran, coming on top of plans to sanction more than two dozen individuals and entities linked to the repression of protesters or Iran’s support of Moscow in its war against Ukraine. “The unwavering courage of the Iranians, who have been the target of this violence, cannot happen in vain. This is the reason why we will today take European sanctions against those responsible,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters on Thursday. Rome also switched camps in the lead-up to the summit, citing the brutality of Iran’s crackdown, and Madrid also switched to supporting the designation, per a statement shared with POLITICO by the Spanish foreign ministry. The U.S. designated the Revolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization in 2019 and has repeatedly pressed the EU to follow suit.