UK media: Iran's Revolutionary Guard to be named terror organization 'within weeks'

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UK media: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to be named terror organization ‘within weeks’Telegraph says move comes after Tehran allegedly plotted to kidnap and kill British citizens for their supposed involvement in protests in the Islamic RepublicThe United Kingdom is expected to officially designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, following several alleged plots to kidnap or murder UK citizens, according to a Monday report.The move would effectively ban the IRGC in the UK, meaning that attending the group’s meetings or carrying its flag and logo in public would be a criminal offense.The Telegraph noted that shows of support for the IRGC on UK streets have become more common in recent years.Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/KOCydgCrHq— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 16, 2022The Telegraph noted that Volant Media, the London-based broadcaster of the Iran International Persian-language TV channel, had claimed in November that IRGC hitmen had been deployed in London to murder two of its British-Iranian journalists.Western governments have accused Tehran of employing a “hostage-taking” policy aimed at extracting concessions or securing the release of Iranians held abroad."

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