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Iran summoned EU ambassadors to protest the EU's terrorist designation of the IRGC, citing potential reciprocal actions amid ongoing crackdown on protests that killed thousands.
- On Monday, Iran summoned all European Union ambassadors in Tehran, with spokesman Esmail Baghaei saying the process began Sunday and options were sent to decision-makers.
- European Union foreign ministers were due to meet on Thursday in Brussels after France, Italy and Germany shifted to back listing the IRGC as a terror group for its role in the January crackdown.
- Human rights groups report severe losses, with the Human Rights Activists News Agency citing at least 5,777 deaths, while Basij likely played a key role in suppressing demonstrations from January 8 in the nation of 85 million people.
- Baghaei warned Tehran is preparing reciprocal measures and a decision may come soon, while Iran's parliament speaker said the Islamic Republic now deems all EU militaries terrorist groups.
- France supports the IRGC listing, adding economic pressure on Iran, as Jean-Noel Barrot said, `The unbearable repression of the peaceful uprising of the Iranian people cannot go unanswered.
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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassadors of all EU member states with diplomatic missions in Tehran for talks in response to the designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Brussels has rejected the Iranian authorities' decision to designate the militaries of European countries as terrorist organizations.
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The EU agreed to list the Revolutionary Guard as a terror group last week over its part in the bloody crackdown on nationwide protests in January that killed thousands and saw tens of thousands detained. Other countries, including the U.S. and Canada, have previously designated the Guard as a terrorist organization. 🌎 Iran Summons EU Ambassadors To Protest Revolutionary Guard Being Listed As Terror Group.
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