UK to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organisation

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The UK government announced it will designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, escalating diplomatic tensions with Tehran. The Home Office’s proscription move aims to ban support for the IRGC, a key branch of Iranian military forces.

Home Office announces ban on support for Iranian military group in escalation of diplomatic tensions with Tehran The UK will list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, ministers have announced, in a major escalation of the diplomatic tensions with Tehran. The Home Office said on Monday it would ban support for the IRGC, a central branch of the Iranian military, after years of political division over the issue. The move is equivalent to proscription, though not legally identical. Continue reading...