EU designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terror organisation, sanctions Tehran officials The move follows the 27 nation bloc’s decision to impose sanctions on 15 Iranian officials, including senior Revolutionary Guard commanders, for their role in the violent suppression of protests. New Delhi:The European Union has designated Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation following Tehran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc’s top diplomat said on Thursday. Iranian officials sanctioned by EUThe listing comes after the 27-nation bloc imposed sanctions on 15 Iranian officials, including senior commanders of the Revolutionary Guard, over their role in suppressing protests. The designation follows a similar step taken by the United States, which sanctioned the Revolutionary Guard in 2019. Iran's Revolutionary Guards and their role in crackdownThe Revolutionary Guard was created after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution to protect the clerical leadership and the political system it established.