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Babak Kamiar

Europol disrupts thousands of IRGC online accounts across 19 countries

Europol has taken down more than 14,200 online posts, accounts and links tied to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including restricting the IRGC's main X account — which had accumulated more than 150,000 followers — following the EU's designation of the organisation as a terrorist group in February.

The operation, carried out by Europol's EU Internet Referral Unit between 13 February and 28 April, involved law enforcement authorities from 19 countries.

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