EU lists Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization over protest crackdown
Regional stability hinges on credible deterrence and strategic partnerships with key allies.
The European press is treating the EU’s move as a moral watershed, but it also reads like something easier said than enforced. Labeling Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization matters, yet the framing skips a basic question: what changes on the ground when Europe still wants room for diplomacy and trade? Conservatives see the IRGC not as a protest police unit but as the regime’s export arm for violence, from drones to proxy wars.
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The European Union is listing Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. The bloc’s top diplomat made the announcement Thursday.
It is a largely symbolic move that adds to international pressures on
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The European press is treating the EU’s move as a moral watershed, but it also reads like something easier said than enforced. Labeling Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization matters, yet the framing skips a basic question: what changes on the ground when Europe still wants room for diplomacy and trade?
Conservatives see the IRGC not as a protest police unit but as the regime’s export arm for violence, from drones to proxy wars. A “symbolic” designation is only useful if it tightens the net on money, travel, front companies, and political cover.
The real stakes are national security, credible deterrence, and public trust in Western institutions. If Europe is serious, it should align sanctions, share intelligence, and stop pretending Tehran’s generals can be quarantined from Tehran’s policy.
Principle, not posture, is what counts: rule of law means consequences that bite, or the label becomes another headline with no spine.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.