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Monday, February 2, 2026
Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest designation of Revolutionary Guard as terror group
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Banners in the colors of the Iranian regime flag adorn a traffic circle, as a man walks past, in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 31, 2026, ahead of the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (Atta KENARE / AFP)
Iran says it summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc’s listing of the Revolutionary Guard as a terror group.
The EU listed the Guard as a terror group last week over its part in the bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month that killed thousands and saw tens of thousands detained.
Iranian lawmakers retaliated yesterday by slapping the same designation on European armies.
The move comes as the US built up its naval presence in the Middle East and President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened Tehran with military intervention if it does not agree to a nuclear deal or stop killing protesters.
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