UK to list Iran’s IRGC as ‘terror’ threat
Summary
The UK government is preparing to label Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a national security threat. New laws will make it a crime to support the IRGC or other designated groups, with penalties up to life imprisonment. This move aims to stop foreign state-backed activities like sabotage and interference in the UK.Key Facts
- The UK is submitting draft rules to Parliament to ban support for Iran’s IRGC.
- The legislation will make it illegal to help or support the IRGC in the UK.
- Two other groups, Iran-backed Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR) and Russia’s GRU Volunteer Corps, are also being designated as threats.
- These groups are linked to attacks on Jewish sites and other hostile acts in the UK.
- Suspected members helping these groups could face life in prison if the law passes.
- The law removes the need to prove a direct link to a foreign government when prosecuting these groups.
- The UK government says these groups conduct spying, sabotage, and interference in UK democracy.
- The designation is expected to worsen UK-Iran diplomatic relations, with Iran denying it uses proxies.
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