Iran to label EU armed forces as 'terrorists' over Guards blacklist

Jan 30, 2026

FILE PHOTO: European Union and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo — Dado Ruvic

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Iran plans to designate the armed forces of European Union countries that have blacklisted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as "terrorists", according to a post by top Iranian security official Ali Larijani on X.

"Therefore, the consequences will fall on the European countries that undertook such an action," Larijani said.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom;Editing by Alison Williams)

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