German Foreign Minister: It is important to blacklist IRGC as a terrorist organization

(A7) German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that it is important that the European Union blacklist Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

In a series of tweets, Baerbock noted that individual sanctions have been imposed on dozens of IRGC leaders since October.

She added that sanctioning individual members of the IRGC is not enough and that listing the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization is politically important and makes sense. Baerbock also noted that legal hurdles must be cleared before blacklisting the IRGC and that Germany has contacted the EU to clarify those requirements.

In October, Baerbock said that Germany and the European Union are examining whether to classify Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.

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Her comments came in the wake of the Iranian crackdown on protesters which broke out following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

More recently, Germany summoned the Iranian ambassador after the Islamic Republic’s first known execution over ongoing protests there. Baerbock slammed the execution and said the “Iranian regime’s contempt for human life is boundless”.