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28 Jan 2026, 20:09

Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Foreign Minister, condemned the "unacceptable repression of the peaceful uprising of the Iranian people" in a post on his official X account, stating: "The extraordinary courage of the Iranian people in the face of blind violence cannot be in vain. Together with our European partners, we will approve sanctions against Iranian officials tomorrow in Brussels. They will be banned from entering European territory, and their assets will be frozen."
Mr. Barrot announced that France will support placing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the list of terrorist organizations of the European Union.
He concluded by urging the Iranian government to "immediately release prisoners, end executions, lift the digital blockade, and allow the UN Human Rights Council's fact-finding mission to investigate the crimes committed in Iran."
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With the change in position of France and Spain regarding the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, the European Union may soon recognize this military entity of the Islamic Republic as a terrorist organization.

The French presidency announced on Wednesday, January 28, that the country supports the inclusion of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the EU's list of terrorist organizations.

According to news agencies, sources in the Spanish Foreign Ministry also confirmed that Spain will vote in favor of this decision in the European Union.

This comes as Italy, which initially showed reluctance towards this action, changed its stance to support the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization following the release of new data on the horrific dimensions of the violent suppression of street protests in Iran.

On Tuesday, January 27, Antonio Tajani, the Italian Foreign Minister, also announced that Italy would propose placing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the EU's list of terrorist organizations at the meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers' Council in Brussels on Thursday; a position that reflects a shift in Rome's approach to one of the most controversial foreign policy issues in Europe regarding the Iranian government.
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The Israeli Foreign Minister, appreciating France's support for placing the IRGC on the EU's list of terrorist organizations, stated that the IRGC is violently killing the people of Iran.
He urged other EU members to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
France and Spain support the inclusion of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the EU's list of terrorist organizations.
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