EU Labels Iran's IRGC 'Terrorists' While Arming Proven Terrors
📰 THE STORY: EU foreign ministers are moving to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, a decision France 24 frames as a response to Tehran's 'repressive domestic policies' and 'instability in the Middle East.' 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current Iranian government, and by extension the IRGC formed to protect it, rose to
power following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which itself overthrew a US-backed monarchy. This monarchy, the Shah's regime, was installed after the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that deposed democratically-elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who had sought to nationalize Iran's oil. The IRGC's raison d'être has always been to protect Iran from foreign intervention, a direct historical response
to Western meddling. Double Standard: Western nations are quick to label IRGC actions in the region as 'destabilizing' while simultaneously ignoring the profound destabilization caused by their own actions. The 2011 NATO 'intervention' in Libya destroyed Africa's most prosperous nation, leading to ongoing slave markets and regional chaos. The US-backed 'rebels' in Syria included al-Qaeda
affiliates. Furthermore, the EU maintains extensive trade and military ties with Saudi Arabia, a kingdom with a documented history of human rights abuses, regional interventions in Yemen, and documented links to extremist groups, yet faces no such 'terrorist' designation. Follow the Money: The call to label the IRGC as a terrorist group often comes from lobbying efforts by groups like the