European Parliament overwhelmingly urges EU to designate Iran's IRGC as terrorist

Members of the European Parliament called today on European leadership to add the Iranian revolutionary Guards to the list of terror organizations.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during the latest European Council meeting, at the European Parliament on Jan. 18, 2023, in Strasbourg, eastern France. - FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images
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Rina Bassist
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PARIS — Members of the European Parliament voted on Wednesday in favor of a measure that calls on the European Union leadership to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

The vote was 598 in favor, nine against and 31 absentees.

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