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E.U. Considering Listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as Terror Group, Says Berlin

Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran, October 27, 2022. (This photo was taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran/ Middle East Images)
Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran, October 27, 2022. (This photo was taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran/ Middle East Images)

The European Union and Germany are examining whether to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a “terrorist organization,” the German foreign minister said Sunday.

The Islamic Republic has been rocked by protests since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest in Tehran for alleged breach of the country’s dress rules for women. The demonstrations are now in their seventh week.

Asked what further actions Berlin and the EU planned, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told broadcaster ARD: “As I made clear last week, we will launch a further sanctions package. We are also examining how we can list the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.

Her comments came as protesters in Iran rallied again Sunday, defying an order from the Revolutionary Guards to stop the demonstrations.

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