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EU lists Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organisation and approves new sanctions

EU lists Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organisation and approves new sanctions

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 EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, marking a major policy shift toward Tehran.

 

Alongside the listing, the EU approved a new sanctions package targeting 15 individuals and six entities over what it described as serious human-rights abuses and repression-related cyber and information operations.

 

Reuters also reported the EU sanctioned specific Iranian officials, including Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, Prosecutor General Mohammad Movahedi Azad, and presiding judge Iman Afshari, citing a Council of the EU statement.