Iran Threatens Retaliation if EU Calls Revolutionary Guards a 'Terrorist Group' - The Media Line

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday threatened that Tehran would retaliate if the EU classifies the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist organization," and that any measure is possible, including withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
38% : In another threatened retaliation, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Sunday said Iran would brand European countries' armies present in the Middle East as "terror groups and organizations" if the EU designates the IRGC a terrorist group, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
36% : Iran is a signatory of the NPT but has faced criticism and sanctions from the international community over concerns that its nuclear program may be aimed at developing nuclear weapons.

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