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Iran's Parliament Calls EU Forces Terrorists Amid Rising Tensions

2/2/2026

Summary

Ghalibaf Denounces EU

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced that European Union armed forces are terrorist groups, after the EU designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Ghalibaf cited a 2019 law that allows reciprocal actions against nations labeling the IRGC as terrorists.
He said the national security commission would consider expelling European Union military attaches.
Lawmakers wore IRGC uniforms and chanted anti-Western slogans, signaling escalating tensions.

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Historical Context

In 2019, the U.S. designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, escalating tensions that date back to the 1979 Iranian Revolution. This prompted Iran's Parliament to enact reciprocal measures against nations labeling the IRGC as terrorists. The ongoing hostilities, highlighted by recent declarations from Iranian leaders, threaten to further isolate Iran and intensify military posturing in the region.

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Ghalibaf Denounces EU

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced that European Union armed forces are terrorist groups, after the EU designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Ghalibaf cited a 2019 law that allows reciprocal actions against nations labeling the IRGC as terrorists.
He said the national security commission would consider expelling European Union military attaches.
Lawmakers wore IRGC uniforms and chanted anti-Western slogans, signaling escalating tensions.

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