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Italy Proposes IRGC Terrorist Listing Amid EU Divisions

1/26/2026

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Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he plans to propose adding Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to EU's terrorist list at a Brussels meeting.
The move follows a crackdown in Iran that, according to Human Rights Activists News Agency, left nearly 6,000 dead.
EU states are divided over this move, with some backing it and France warning it could harm diplomatic relations, while the IRGC is under EU sanctions.

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Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he plans to propose adding Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to EU's terrorist list at a Brussels meeting.
The move follows a crackdown in Iran that, according to Human Rights Activists News Agency, left nearly 6,000 dead.
EU states are divided over this move, with some backing it and France warning it could harm diplomatic relations, while the IRGC is under EU sanctions.