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How new EU sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards could backfire

The European Union levied new sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards last week over a brutal crackdown on protesters. But some experts question the effectiveness of sanctions, saying they risk pushing Tehran closer to other sanctioned states, namely Russia and China. Instead, they advocate the creation of a special task force…

France 24 · May 30, 2023

US Lawmakers Urge EU to Declare IRGC a Terrorist Organization

A bipartisan group of 130 lawmakers urged the European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. In their letter to Borrell, the lawmakers urged the European official to resolve the issue urgently, noting that the IRGC had "freely and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2023

Exclusive-Iran exploits quake relief mission to fly weapons to Syria -sources

Iran has used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons and military equipment into its strategic ally Syria, nine Syrian, Iranian, Israeli and Western sources said.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2023