Germany supports the inclusion of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps on the European Union’s terrorism list
The German government in Berlin announced on Monday that it is making an increased effort to reach an agreement among European Union member states regarding the inclusion of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the EU’s anti-terrorism sanctions list.
A spokesperson for the German government stated, “We support the listing of the Revolutionary Guard under the European Union’s anti-terrorism sanctions regime.”
For his part, a spokesperson for the European Commission confirmed that listing the IRGC on the terrorism list would be a primarily symbolic step, noting that this military apparatus is already subject to EU sanctions for reasons including the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The European spokesperson pointed out that, accordingly, long-standing decisions impose a freeze on all IRGC assets located in the EU and prohibit the provision of any economic resources to it.
It is noteworthy that the European Union has been discussing this potential designation for years; however, many member states had reservations until recently. Since such a decision requires the approval of all member states (unanimity), it could not be taken previously.
Officials said that an analysis conducted by the legal department of the Council of the European Union confirmed that the listing of the Revolutionary Guard could be based on a judicial ruling issued by the Higher Regional Court in Dusseldorf, western Germany, in 2023 as a legal basis for this inclusion.
The judicial ruling had proven the involvement of an Iranian government agency in commissioning an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in the German city of Bochum.
At that time, a German citizen of Iranian origin was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit arson.
According to officials, this judicial ruling provided a new legal basis for modifying the EU’s position, as EU bodies had always emphasized that listing the Iranian elite forces on terrorism lists was not legally possible because it required a national judicial ruling or a ban issued by an administrative authority.
There were also previous reservations stemming from concerns that this designation would negatively affect negotiations regarding the Iranian nuclear program.
Since late December 2025, Iran has been witnessing a wave of protests that began peacefully in Tehran and then spread to other cities against the backdrop of deteriorating economic conditions and the decline of the Iranian Rial against the Dollar. It quickly turned into acts of violence and an “internal terrorist war” incited and led by foreign parties, according to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Source: RT + DPA
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