UK proscribes Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organisation, Sky News reports

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The UK has officially designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, criminalizing membership, meetings, and public displays of its logo. This move extends existing British sanctions against the IRGC, a key military force loyal to Iran's Supreme Leader since 1979.

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain has proscribed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, Sky News reported on Monday, a move that would make it a criminal offence to belong to the group, attend its meetings or carry its logo in public. The IRGC, which is already subject to British sanctions, has served as an elite military force loyal to the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader since being established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (Reporting by Sarah Young; Writing by Muvija M; editing by William James)