EU designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group amid crackdownThe European Union has formally listed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation, citing Tehran’s violent suppression of nationwide protests that activists say killed over 6,000 people. By AP Published Date - 29 January 2026, 10:35 PMBrussels: The European Union has listed Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc’s top diplomat said in a post on X on Thursday. Other countries, including the US and Canada, have designated the Guard as a terrorist organisation. Terrorist group label a ‘symbolic act’France had objected to listing the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation over fears it would endanger French citizens detained in Iran, as well as diplomatic missions. The Revolutionary Guard holds vast business interest across Iran, and sanctions could see any of its assets in Europe seized.