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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

UK bans support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Armed IRGC personnel in camouflage uniforms and helmets march down a Tehran street carrying rifles
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps armed personnel participate in a military rally in downtown Tehran, January 2025. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

The UK will ban support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Keir Starmer said on Monday, in a move that officials said came close to proscribing the military group as a terrorist organisation.

The prime minister announced his government would designate the branch of the Iranian military under a new National Security Act, enabling law enforcement to take action against anyone deemed to be providing it with support.

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