Iranian Revolutionary Guards warn European Union not to include them on “terrorist” list

The Guardians of the Revolution of Iran They warned on Saturday European Union not make the “mistake” of classifying the organization as a terrorist group”after the europarliament I asked to include them in the list.

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The European Parliament voted on Wednesday in favor of including the Guardians of the Revolution on the bloc’s list of “terrorist” organizations for its role in suppressing protests in Iran and delivering drones to Russia.

This vote is not binding, but precedes a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers to discuss tightening sanctions against Iran next week.

“If the Europeans make a mistake, there will be consequences”Said the head of the organization, Hosein Salami, according to Sepah News, the website of this body.

The European Union “He thinks that with such a statement he can shake a huge army,” Salami said.

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“We never worry about these types of threats or act in relation to them, because when our enemies give us the opportunity to act, we do it with more force”he added.

The Guardians of the Revolution oversee the Basij volunteer paramilitary force that has been deployed against protests that have rocked the country since the death in September Mahsa Aminia 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died in detention after being arrested for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women.

The authorities in Iran They claim that hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed and thousands have been arrested during the mobilizations.

Source: Elcomercio

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