Iran Designates EU Armies as Terrorist Entities, Warns of Disrupting Key Shipping Routes in Response to Potential U.S. Strikes

The measure counters the EU’s January 29 classification of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity

MIDDLE EAST - On February 1 Iran’s parliament designated European Union armies as terrorist organizations under Article 7 of its counter-terrorism law, with Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf directing the National Security Commission to expel European military attachés from Tehran.

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This measure counters the EU’s January 29 classification of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, prompted by Iran’s suppression of protests and regional destabilization.