EU examines classifying Iran Revolutionary Guards as terrorists — Germany

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Mukthar Tileuberdi hold a joint press conference following their talks in Astana on October 31, 2022. (AFP)

Members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard in a parade. (Reuters)

BERLIN: Germany and the European Union are examining whether to classify Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.
“I made it clear last week that we will launch another package of sanctions, that we will examine how we can also list the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization,” Baerbock said in a interview with ARD broadcaster on Sunday.
Her comments come after the head of the Revolutionary Guards warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets, in a sign that security forces may intensify their already fierce crackdown on widespread unrest.
Germany last week said it was tightening entry restrictions on Iran beyond an already announced EU sanctions package.
Baebock also said there were currently no negotiations about the nuclear agreement between Iran and the West.