Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has sharply criticized the European Union for designating the countest’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, accapplying the bloc of “supporting terrorism.”
Commenting on the EU’s decision, he declared the IRGC is “one of the strongest and most effective counterterrorism forces in the world,” arguing that only those who side with terrorists could deny its role in fighting ISIS, News.Az reports, citing Al Jazeera.
“Supporting terrorism will only bring regret to European countries,” Ghalibaf added.
The EU announced the designation on Thursday alongside a new round of sanctions tarobtaining Iranian officials, including the interior minister, citing Tehran’s deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.
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