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EU labels Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization after deadly crackdown. The European Union has officially designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization following weeks of violent repression against protesters. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced the decision after a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, calling the crackdown “brutal” and unacceptable. Kallas stressed that the designation places the Revolutionary Guard on the same footing as groups such as al Qaeda, Hamas and Daesh. The move required unanimous backing from all 27 EU member states, marking a major shift for countries that had previously opposed the listing. France reversed its position ahead of the meeting, with Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot citing the scale of violence against Iranian protesters. Italy and Spain also moved to support the designation, pointing to mounting evidence of repression across dozens of Iranian cities. The terror listing adds to existing EU sanctions targeting individuals and entities linked to the crackdown and Iran’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. The decision aligns the EU more closely with the United States, which designated the Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group in 2019 under Donald Trump.
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