The Financial Times claims that France and Germany intend to take action against the IRGC.
An English media reported that the European Union is considering legal options to include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the list of so-called “terrorist” organizations.
Reporting this news, the Financial Times newspaper added that this is a policy change that will destroy all hopes for the revival of the JCPOA nuclear deal. This plan has the support of France and Germany, both of which are parties to the nuclear deal with Iran.
Four officials familiar with the discussions told the Financial Times that Paris and Berlin expressed their support for the plan at a meeting of EU foreign ministers held last week. The European Union’s legal service is due to send its opinion on the legality of such a move in the form of a draft memorandum to the capitals of the 27 EU member states within the next three weeks.
“Yes, some EU member states support this plan,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in an interview with the Financial Times. “Many countries will agree to it.”
Putting the official armed forces of a country on the list of so-called terrorist organizations is a very unusual act. Some experts consider the proposal of such an issue by European countries to be a part of the European pressure campaign to persuade Iran to back down from the positions of the Iranian people in the Vienna sanctions lifting negotiations.
The Financial Times, written in England, is also conducting its evaluations regarding the support of the action against the Revolutionary Guards, which is considered the most powerful part of the security apparatus of the Iranian government. According to this report, the support of France and Germany is important because these countries, along with England, Russia and China, are considered parties to the nuclear agreement.
A French official said Paris supports a potential plan to list certain regional divisions of the IRGC as a terrorist organization instead of listing the entire IRGC. The French Foreign Ministry did not respond to the Financial Times’ request for comment.
