EP’s Plan to Blacklist IRGC Proof of Political Weakness: Iranian Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi slammed the European Parliament’s plan to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organization” as a testimony to the political and moral weakness of its initiators.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Vahidi said the decision by a number of Western governments to brand an official military force of Iran as a terrorist organization contravenes the international norms and indicates their mental, moral and political weakness.
Lauding the IRGC as the most important force in the fight against terrorism, the Iranian minister said such a glorious entity is threatened by the supporters of terrorism, including the Zionist regime and the US.
“There is no need for concern about the European Parliament’s plan to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. The IRGC will press on strongly,” Vahidi stated.
The UK and the European Union are expected to coordinate moves to designate the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” after Iran executed dual national Alireza Akbari for spying for Britain.