UK unveils plan to ban Iran Revolutionary Guards: ministry

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The UK government is set to ban Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, including proxies linked to Russia's GRU, citing threats to national security. The move also targets Iran-linked groups accused of attacks against the Jewish community in London.

The UK government announced plans on Monday to ban Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a threat to national security, alongside an Iran-linked group accused of a series of attacks against the Jewish community. The banned groups would also include proxies and volunteers of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, and the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR), an Iran-linked group which has claimed attacks on Jewish properties in London.