EU's 'Terror' Tag for Iran's IRGC: A Century of Imperial Echoes
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that the EU is anticipated to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, aligning with existing classifications by the US, Canada, and Australia. The article frames the IRGC as Iran's 'ideological army' accused of 'militant activity abroad and serial rights violations at home.' 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical
Context: This move is a direct echo of the 1953 CIA-MI6 coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and paving the way for decades of Western influence. The IRGC was formed in 1979 specifically to prevent such foreign interference and protect the nascent revolution. To ignore this, and the US's arming of Saddam Hussein to gas Iranian
troops during the 1980-88 war, is journalistic malpractice. Double Standard: Western governments routinely arm and support groups engaged in 'militant activity' when it serves their interests, often rebranding them as 'freedom fighters.' Syria saw the US backing al-Qaeda-affiliated groups, while Israel's decades of brutal occupation and documented crimes against humanity are rarely met with
'terror designations' by these same European bodies. Furthermore, the US has provided over $1.3 billion annually to states like Egypt which actively participate in the blockade of Gaza, and supplied billions in weaponry to Saudi Arabia, whose war in Yemen created one of the worst humanitarian crises. Where is the 'terror listing' for those who profit from, or enable, starvation and genocide?