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Iran warns EU of ‘reciprocal’ response to Guards terror label vote

Iran warns EU of ‘reciprocal’ response to Guards terror label vote

TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday warned the European Union it would take “reciprocal” measures after the European Parliament voted to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group.“The parliament (of Iran) is working to place elements of European countries’ armies on the terrorist list,“ Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Twitter.Members of the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to include the Guards on the 27-nation bloc’s terror list in “light of its terrorist activity, the repression of protesters and its supplying of drones to Russia”.The vote is non-binding but comes with EU foreign ministers already due to discuss tightening sanctions on the Islamic republic next week.Amir-Abdollahian and Guards chief Major General Hossein Salami attended a closed-door parliament session on Sunday morning to discuss the European Parliament's move.“The European Parliament shot itself in the foot,“ Iran’s top diplomat said, adding that the response would be “reciprocal”.I

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