— By trying to attack the Iranian IRGC, which is the greatest obstacle to the spread of terrorism in Europe, Europeans have shot themselves in the foot, said Mohammed Bager Kalibaf on Iranian television on Sunday.
The speaker of Iran's parliament said that European countries “through blind obedience to the Americans have once again acted against the interests of their own nations.”
How did Iran recognize EU armies?
What were the reasons for designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization?
Who is the head of EU diplomacy?
What are the missions of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?
Iran has designated EU armies as terrorist organizations
According to Mohammed Bager Kalibaf, the basis for recognizing European armies as terrorist organizations is the 2019 law, adopted after the United States recognized the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.
Iranian laws allow similar action against any country. AFP points out that the consequences of Tehran's latest decision are unclear.
EU move towards Tehran. The decision was made after repression
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced on Thursday that the IRGC was recognized by the foreign ministers of EU countries as a terrorist organization in response to the Iranian regime's brutal repression of participants of anti-government protests.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is one of the two branches of the Iranian armed forces, along with the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The tasks of the IRGC include combating movements hostile to Iran's political system as an Islamic republic, supporting pro-Iranian armed organizations abroad and combating foreign influences in Iran.
