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EU lists Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization over protest crackdown
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BRUSSELS (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 pressure on the Islamic Republic.
Other countries, including the U.S. and Canada, have previously designated the Guard as a terrorist organization.
The Revolutionary Guard holds vast business interest across Iran, and sanctions could allow its assets in Europe to be seized.
Guard emerged from 1979 revolutionThe Guard emerged from Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution as a force meant to protect its Shiite cleric-overseen government and was later enshrined in its constitution.
American military officials did not respond to a request for comment.