13 jul 2026
UK to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organisation
Home Office announces ban on support for Iranian military group in escalation of diplomatic tensions with Tehran The UK will list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, ministers have announced, in a major escalation of the diplomatic tensions with Tehran. The Home Office said on Monday it would ban support for the IRGC, a central branch of the Iranian military, after years of political division over the issue . The move is equivalent to proscription, though not legally identical.
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Shabana Mahmood will use new powers to ban support for the group, which has been linked to death threats and intimidation on British soil.
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UK proscribes Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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