UK proscribes Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terror group
- The UK government has proscribed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation over “threats to life and intimidation on UK soil”.
- The move comes after years of debate over the IRGC’s role and its close links to international terrorism as well as human rights abuses in Iran.
- Sir Keir Starmer has authorised the decision to officially proscribe the IRGC after it was linked to recent terrorist incidents in the UK.
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- The UK government has proscribed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation over “threats to life and intimidation on UK soil”.
- The move comes after years of debate over the IRGC’s role and its close links to international terrorism as well as human rights abuses in Iran.
- Sir Keir Starmer has authorised the decision to officially proscribe the IRGC after it was linked to recent terrorist incidents in the UK.
Sources: The Independent