{"id":66022,"date":"2024-10-25T08:58:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T06:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=66022"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:58:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T06:58:05","slug":"why-its-urgent-to-designate-irans-irgc-as-a-terrorist-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2024\/10\/why-its-urgent-to-designate-irans-irgc-as-a-terrorist-organization\/66022\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It\u2019s Urgent to Designate Iran\u2019s IRGC as a Terrorist Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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French Personalities Designate Iran\u2019s IRGC as a Terrorist Organization<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the Journal du Dimanche<\/em>, a joint article<\/a> by Pierre Bercis, Ingrid Betancourt, \u00c9mile Blessig, Yves Bonnet, Pascal Bruckner, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Legaret, and Gilles Paruelle emphasizes the urgent need to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC<\/a>) as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

Below are the key sections of the article.<\/p>\n

The IRGC<\/a> is notorious for its brutal repression of Iranian protesters, especially targeting women. It commands extremist militias across the Middle East, oversees nuclear and missile programs, and deploys drones in conflicts, such as those involving Israel and Ukraine. The IRGC is also responsible for numerous global terrorist attacks, including those against U.S. Marines and French soldiers in Lebanon, as well as the AMIA bombing in Argentina. Today, this threat looms over Europe.<\/p>\n

Despite calls from the European Parliament to designate the IRGC as a terrorist entity, the EU\u2019s High Representative, Josep Borrell, has stalled the process, citing the need for a judicial ruling from a member state. Yet ample evidence links the IRGC to terrorist activities, and the EU\u2019s inaction is perceived by Tehran not as prudence but as weakness.<\/p>\n

On October 22, the European Parliament will again debate Iran\u2019s state-sponsored terrorism. Intelligence services, such as France\u2019s DGSI, have warned of Iran using hired assassins to target Jewish, Israeli, or Iranian dissidents in Europe. A notable case is the attempted assassination of Alejo Vidal-Quadras<\/a>, a former vice-president of the European Parliament, in November 2023.<\/p>\n

The IRGC and Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS<\/a>) are already active in Europe. In 2018, an Iranian diplomat (Assadollah Assadi<\/a>) was arrested for plotting a bombing at a major gathering of the Iranian resistance in France. While Iran\u2019s involvement was proven, the EU\u2019s response was limited to blacklisting a few individuals.<\/p>\n

Refusing to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization is no longer just a mistake; it is a serious misstep for several reasons:<\/p>\n