UK media: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to be named terror organization ‘within weeks

The United Kingdom is expected to officially designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, following several alleged plots to kidnap or murder UK citizens, according to a Monday report.

The case against the IRGC in the UK has been in the works since last year, following 10 attempts to target people on British soil, the Telegraph said.

The placement of the group on the UK’s terror list will be officially announced within weeks, the report stated, citing political and security sources.

The move would effectively ban the IRGC in the UK, meaning that attending the group’s meetings or carrying its flag and logo in public would be a criminal offense. The Telegraph noted that shows of support for the IRGC on UK streets have become more common in recent years.

The report said the UK’s Security Minister Tom Tugendhat and Home Secretary Suella Braverman both support the move. READ MORE