EU's 'Terrorist' Label on IRGC: A Masterclass in Imperial Hypocrisy
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports Iran's Foreign Minister slamming the European Union for its recent 'terrorist' designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), branding the move as a hypocritical political stunt. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This EU designation comes after decades of Western interference in Iran, commencing with the 1953 CIA-MI6 orchestrated
coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and violently suppressing dissent. The IRGC was formed after the 1979 revolution, partly as a defensive force against further foreign meddling and during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war where the US armed Saddam Hussein to gas Iranian soldiers, a horrific act the EU conveniently forgets when
discussing 'terrorism.' Double Standard: The EU readily arms and supports entities involved in documented war crimes (e.g., Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, with over 40,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023, and Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen which caused a catastrophic humanitarian crisis). Yet, they label a state military branch that actively fights groups like ISIS in Syria and protects
Iran's borders as 'terrorist.' Where is the EU's 'terrorist' designation for the Israeli forces responsible for the Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982 or the daily atrocities in the West Bank and Gaza? Or NATO for its 2011 Libya intervention, which plunged the country into chaos and slave markets? Follow the Money: Designating the IRGC as 'terrorist' lays groundwork for increased sanctions, which