UK to list Iran’s IRGC as ‘terror’ threat
The UK government is moving to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist threat under new legislation. This move follows allegations of the group's involvement in anti-Semitic attacks and foreign interference within the UK.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in UK foreign policy and domestic security, aiming to criminalize support for state-backed foreign military organizations.
London debuts new powers targeting state proxies after accusing Iranian military organisation of engineering anti-Semitic attacks.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info The United Kingdom's government says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has 'a long history of using proxies and criminal networks to target people overseas – particularly the Jewish community and Iranian dissidents' [Suzanne Plunkett - Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 13 Jul 2026 13 Jul 2026 The British government is pressing to use new powers allowing it to criminalise state proxies in order to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a threat to national security.
In a statement issued on Monday, the government announced that it was submitting draft regulations to the UK Parliament that would ban support for the IRGC. The move follows a series of anti-Semitic attacks in the United Kingdom.
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