Iran warned on January 19 that the European Union would "shoot itself in the foot" if it designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, a day after the European Parliament called on the EU and its member states to do so. Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, said during a phone call to the EU's high representative for foreign affairs, Josep Borrell, that the IRGC is "a formal and sovereign organization" that helps guarantee Iran's security. The European Parliament blames the IRGC for the repression of domestic protesters and the supply of drones to Russia's military for use in Ukraine. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Iran Warns EU Not To List Revolutionary Guards As Terrorist Entity
IRGC troops march during a military parade commemorating the anniversary of start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran War in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran.