00:00Those carrying out acts of sabotage on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC,
00:08will face life imprisonment under draft powers passed unanimously in the Commons on Wednesday.
00:15Home Office Minister Dame Angela Eagle, who is responsible for security, said as a key component
00:21of the Iranian state security apparatus, the IRGC is answerable directly to Iran's supreme leader.
00:30The draft regulations to ban the IRGC follow the National Security State Threats Act 2026,
00:37which brought in a maximum punishment of 14 years in prison for anyone supporting or assisting designated groups.
00:44The Islamic movement of the Companions of the Right and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff
00:51of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Volunteer Corps were also labelled threats to national security
00:58under the proposed regulations.
01:00Islamic movement of Companions of the Right is a new terrorism group with suspected links to pro-Iranian networks,
01:08according to Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism.
01:13It has claimed responsibility for a number of recent attacks, including the torching of Jewish community ambulances
01:19in Golders Green earlier this year.
01:22The draft regulations will now be sent to the House of Lords for further scrutiny.
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