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EU Lists Iran's Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard As Terrorist Organization
['Sam Mcneil', 'Jon Gambrell']
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LOADING ERROR LOADINGBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to list Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc’s top diplomat said, in a largely symbolic move that adds to international pressures on the Islamic Republic.
I welcome the political agreement on new sanctions against the murderous Iranian regimeAnd on the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
Other countries, including the U.S. and Canada, have designated the Guard as a terrorist organization.
Edouard Gergondet, an lawyer focused on sanctions with the firm Mayer Brown, said the Revolutionary Guard will be notified of the listing and given the opportunity to comment before the measure is formally adopted.
The Revolutionary Guard holds vast business interest across Iran, and sanctions could allow its assets in Europe to be seized.