UK designates IRGC as terrorist group

The United Kingdom has designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under new national security legislation, making support for the IRGC a criminal offense punishable by up to 14 years in prison. The move also outlaws the Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (IMCR), an Iran-linked proxy group blamed for a series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in London, and the Russian Federation Volunteer Corps (GRU). Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the designations, citing the IRGC's long history of using proxies and criminal networks to target people in the UK, including Jewish communities. The government has also allocated over £250 million to increase policing in Jewish communities. Iran condemned the designation as unjustified and warned of consequences.