This time, however, they chose to close a decisive chapter: the European Union has placed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — the IRGC — on its list of terrorist organisations. What the Decision Means — and Why It MattersThe IRGC was conceived amid the upheaval of 1979 to safeguard Iran’s revolutionary government. The EU’s move followed a wave of nationwide demonstrations and a crackdown that, European ministers say, left thousands dead. The Council announced restrictions on 15 people and six organisations believed to be responsible for serious human‑rights violations in Iran. Designating the IRGC as a terrorist organisation redefines certain diplomatic parameters; it signals European revulsion at mass repression and cushions public outrage with concrete policy.