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France and Spain signal support to list Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could soon be designated as a terrorist organisation in the European Union after France and Spain, the two key hold-outs, signalled a change of mind.

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00:00France and Spain have signaled their support to designate Iran.
00:05Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
00:10It's essentially paving the way for blacklisting it on an EU level.
00:15The two countries had until now expressed hesitation, but there should be a
00:20shift could now help secure the majority needed in the EU for the designation.
00:25Once made official, the move would imply an asset freeze, a prohibition
00:30to provide funds and a travel ban on all the Revolutionary Guards.
00:35A reflection is in course with our European partners.
00:40The European Union was on the designation of the guardians of the revolution as an
00:43terrorist organization.
00:45To this subject, I'm going to be very clear, there is no taboo.
00:48The news comes as far.
00:50Foreign Affairs ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the issue.
00:55France and Spain comes days after Italy also shifted its stance.
01:00towards approval.
01:01A new data showed the scale of Iran's brutal oppression.
01:05USAIDs have of street protests in recent weeks.
01:08The United States, Canada and…
01:10Australia have already designated the IRGC as a terrorist.
01:15organization.
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