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Iran Threatens Retaliation Against European Union After Terror Listing Vote

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Iran's parliament is vowing to take a reciprocal measure against European countries after the European Parliament voted to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. The move comes as the EU foreign ministers prepare to discuss tightening sanctions on Iran next week. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned that the response would be "reciprocal" and that the parliament would recognize the armies of European countries as terrorist groups.

Key Takeaways:

  • Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian threatened to take "reciprocal" measures against European countries after the European Parliament voted to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.
  • The Iranian parliament plans to recognize the armies of European countries, including the UK, France, and Germany, as terrorist groups.
  • The Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, announced that the legislature will retaliate "immediately and decisively" against any action that would mean putting the Revolutionary Guards on the sanctions list or the list of terrorist groups.
  • The Guards oversee the volunteer Basij paramilitary force, which has been deployed against protests since mid-September triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, after her arrest for allegedly violating Iran's dress code for women.
  • The Iranian parliament is working to place elements of European countries' armies on the terrorist list, according to Amir-Abdollahian.
  • Members of the European Parliament voted to include the Guards on the 27-nation bloc's terror list in "light of its terrorist activity, the repression of protesters and its supplying of drones to Russia."

Statistics:

  • 22: The age of Mahsa Amini, who died after her arrest for allegedly violating Iran's dress code for women.
  • 1979: The year the Islamic Revolution took place in Iran.
  • 600+: European Parliament members voted to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
  • 27: The number of countries in the European Union.

Sources:

  • Agence France Presse
  • Yerepouni Daily News
  • SyndiGate Media Inc.

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