BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 1. According to a
law passed by the Iranian parliament, the armies of European Union
member states are considered terrorist organizations in connection
with the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC) as a terrorist group, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad
Baqir Ghalibaf said today at a plenary session of parliament,
Trend reports.
According to him, responsibility for the possible negative
consequences of this step lies entirely with the European
Union.
"The European Union's attempts to attack the IRGC, which is the
biggest obstacle to the spread of terrorism, actually mean
attacking itself," Ghalibaf stressed.
During the meeting, member of the parliament's presidium Alireza
Salimi noted that, given the designation of the armies of EU member
states as terrorist organizations, the issue of removing military
attachés from work in the embassies of these states should remain a
focus.
The Speaker of Parliament also instructed the National Security
and Foreign Policy Committee, together with the Iranian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, to keep this issue under constant review.
On January 29, the European Union designated Iran's Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, accusing it of
violent actions during recent protests in the country.
