Israeli, Cypriot, Greek FMs discuss Iran's IRGC in Cyprus meeting
The Iranian threat, security cooperation, joint energy projects and tourism were all discussed at the three-way meeting of the Israeli, Cypriot and Greek foreign ministers in Nicosia.
![Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias meet in Nicosia, march 31 2023 Credit: Israel’s embassy in Cyprus](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2023-03/trilateral4.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=xDNOJnFY)
Meeting on Friday in Nicosia with his Cypriot and Greek counterparts, Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen called on the European Union to blacklist Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization while hailing what he called a "trilateral alliance" between the three countries.
"Iran is a danger to the world. Iranian terrorism hurts the Middle East, Ukraine, Europe and more. I asked my friends, the foreign ministers of Greece and Cyprus, to act to declare the IRGC as a terrorist organization in the European Union," Cohen stated after the meeting. The EU has designated individuals and entities within the IRGC but has been reluctant to make a broad listing of the powerful military Iranian structure out of fear of provoking an escalation with Tehran.