Iran is a terrorist state, a major funder of jihad terror. Citizens of the European Union can thank their own globalist governments for appeasing the Islamic Republic for so long and allowing it to become stronger and more emboldened. Now, Iran is threatening the EU that “there will be consequences” if the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is put on a terror blacklist. The IRGC is the backbone of Iran. It was founded by the Ayatollah Khomeini himself, and its constitutional mandate is to ensure the integrity of the Islamic Republic. In Shia terms, it is a holy establishment, since it defends the Islamic Republic. So putting the IRGC on a terror list is the same as putting Iran itself on the list. But whatever consequences Iran has in mind, the threat is to the citizens of the EU; the European leaders who have appeased Iran for so long are unlikely to suffer in any way.
“Iran warns EU parliament of consequences if IRGC is put on terror blacklist,” Times of Israel, January 19, 2023:
Iran condemned as “inappropriate and incorrect” Thursday a call by the European Parliament to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror group.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian “strongly criticized the emotional approach of the European Parliament and labeled the move inappropriate and incorrect” in a telephone call with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the ministry said.
“Unfortunately, we witnessed the issuance of a draft of an emotional, harsh and unprofessional resolution by the European Parliament, which is in conflict with political rationality and civility,” the minister said.
His remarks came a day after MEPs voted in an amendment to an annual foreign policy report to urge the EU to blacklist the IRGC, the ideological arm of Iran’s armed forces.
The vote is non-binding but it comes with EU foreign ministers already due to discuss tightening sanctions on Tehran at a meeting in Brussels next week.
Amir-Abdollahian warned Europe to “think about the negative consequences of this emotional behavior.”
“It is necessary to respect mutual security in the world of diplomacy and increase mutual trust instead of following the language of threats and unfriendly actions,” he said.
The European parliament cited the IRGC’s “terrorist activity, repression of protesters, and supply of drones to Russia” in its blacklisting call.
Ukraine and its Western allies accuse Iran of delivering combat drones to Russia for use in the war on Ukraine it launched last February, an allegation Tehran denies…….
Walter Sieruk says
Making menacing threats of violence fits into the mentality of those tyrants of the hostile vicious and oppressive Islamic tyrannical regime of Iran.
Intimidation is their method of operation , First , to the Iranian people and now it even extends to the member of the European Parliament and the European Union.
The spiteful wickedness of of those villains in control and power in that Islamic tyranny of Iran is completely evil,
James Lincoln says
So, in other words, if the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is put on a terror blacklist…
They will respond with a terrorist attack.
John ..Smith says
That seems to be the way James. How dare you calls terroist, now we will have to terrorise you.
I remember a similar response when Pope Benedict said something like, “islam was spread by the sword.” muslims went mad all over the world. He had to apologise and retract it.
somehistory says
the terrorist says, “you respect me, do not label me as a terrorist because that is not very nice and shows you have emotions and feelings that I don’t like. With me, you must be civil and not complain when I am cutting the necks of your family and friends, because if you complain, I will cut your neck too. I will cut your neck anyway, but if you complain, I will call you names and threaten you first.”
John ..Smith says
Exactly Somehistory, this is the way they respond every time.
Walter Sieruk says
What gall , that is what Islamic gall of those Muslim tyrants have who n power in that “‘mullah regime” of Iran to make such threats.
So much so that they are even similar to the powerful villains described in the Bible in Psalm 73:6-9.
Which reads “Therefore pride is their necklace; they cloth themselves with violence. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; They scoff ,and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression .Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.” [N,I.V.]
࿗Infidel࿘ says
The EU has shown what it can do when it comes to Russia and Ukraine. Hopefully now, it can gather the same cojones when it comes to Iran. Especially since the latter is supporting Putin