The EU is exploring legal options to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, according to the Financial Times.

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The possible adoption of this decision is a major policy change that risks ending any hopes of renewing an international agreement aimed at preventing Tehran from developing a nuclear weapons capability..

The move has the backing of France and Germany, both sides of the international nuclear deal with Iran, and was in response to Tehran's supply of Russian armed drones for use in the war against Ukraine, as well as the violent crackdown on domestic protests..

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Paris and Berlin expressed their support for the event at a meeting of foreign ministers last week, four officials who were aware of the discussions told the Financial Times..

Recall that the Guard Corps appeared in Iran in the late 70s, the organization was founded against the backdrop of large-scale protests that enveloped the country, which went down in history as the Islamic Revolution. Then, as a result of the expulsion of Shah Mohammed, the monarchy was overthrown and a new administration headed by Ayatollah Khomeini was established.. In the same years, the history of the IRGC begins, de facto today controlling all of Iran.

One of the most influential representatives of the Corps was Major General Qassem Soleimani (he received the title posthumously for martyrdom). He was in charge of extraterritorial military and underground operations.. Killed by a targeted US air strike on the night of January 3, 2020 near the airport in Baghdad.

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Returning to the recognition of the IRGC as a terrorist organization (discussions have been going on for a long time), the EU legal service will prepare a conclusion for the 27 capitals of the bloc on the legality of this decision over the next three weeks, since the practice of recognizing the army of another TO state is not common, but indicates an extremely tough position of the Western.