EU designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group

The European Union (EU) has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation over Tehran’s crackdown on nationwide protests. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said that foreign ministers unanimously agreed on the designation. She said any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise. Kallas said, This will put them on the same footing with al-Qaeda, Hamas, and Daesh. The 27-nation bloc also sanctioned 15 Iranian officials, including top commanders of the Revolutionary Guard, over the violent crackdown on protesters. Activists say the crackdown has seen at least 6,373 people killed. Iran had no immediate comment, but it has criticised Europe in recent days as it considered the move. The US and Canada have already designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.