Politics EU agreement: Iran's Revolutionary Guards go on terror list

SDA

29.1.2026 - 16:07

ARCHIVE - Cadets of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard march in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini during a military parade to mark the anniversary of the start of the war against Iran by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein 44 years ago. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP/dpa
ARCHIVE - Cadets of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard march in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini during a military parade to mark the anniversary of the start of the war against Iran by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein 44 years ago. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP/dpa
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Following the killing of thousands of anti-government demonstrators in Iran, the EU states have agreed to classify the country's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization. This was announced by EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas following consultations with foreign ministers in Brussels.

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