US EditionIran summons Italian ambassador after foreign minister proposes terror designation for Revolutionary Guards
Italy seeks to add Iran's Revolutionary Guard to the EU terrorist list after protests killed over 5,700 people, aiming to impose legal and financial restrictions on the group.
- Antonio Tajani, Italian Foreign Minister, said he will propose coordinating with partners to add the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the EU terrorist list and impose sanctions at an EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday.
- This month, a bloody crackdown that reportedly killed at least 5,777 Iranians spurred calls for action as an internet blackout complicated verification, reviving debate on blacklisting the IRGC.
- Diplomats in Brussels say divisions persist as Italian, French and Spanish diplomats raised qualms earlier this month, while the United States, Canada and Australia have already designated the IRGC.
- Legal and diplomatic measures tied to listing would significantly constrain the IRGC in Europe, triggering asset freeze, prohibition to provide funds and travel bans, while some governments warn it could sever ties with the Iranian government and complicate nuclear talks.
- The IRGC, founded after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, controls Iran’s economy, armed forces, and missile programs; Italy shifted earlier this week toward approval citing new data on repression.
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After the violent suppression of mass protests in Iran, the foreign ministers of the EU countries could classify the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization tomorrow.
The decision will block the EU from joining the group as a terrorist organization; European ministers must give political green signals as far as this fifth.
Germany and many other EU countries are promoting a terrorist settlement of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Before an important EU meeting, a prominent actor is now giving up his resistance.
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HandelsblattGermany and many other EU countries are promoting a terrorist settlement of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Before an important EU meeting, a prominent actor is now giving up his resistance.
Paris shows its support for a strong measure against the Iranian ideological armed body, accused of violent repression. In case of listing, Iran warned against "destructive consequences"
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