Iran’s military and officials on Thursday denounced the European Union’s decision to designate the country’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, calling the move “irresponsible and spite-driven” and accusing the bloc of following U.S. and Israeli policies.
“The illogical, irresponsible and spite-driven action of the European Union has undoubtedly been taken in unquestioning obedience to the hegemonic and anti-human policies of the United States and the Zionist regime,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces said in a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said several countries are currently working to prevent the outbreak of an all-out war in the region, adding that none of them are European.
"Europe is instead busy fanning the flames," Araghchi said in a post on X, criticizing the bloc for what he described as following Washington's lead and making a "major strategic mistake" by targeting Iran's national military force.
He said the move reflected "blatant hypocrisy," accusing European governments of taking no action in response to Israel's genocidal war in Gaza while rushing to claim they are defending human rights in Iran.
