Iran has warned of “devastating consequences” if the EU lists the Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. At the same time, Tehran criticized Italy and summoned its ambassador for negotiations.
Iran has warned of “devastating consequences” if the European Union lists its Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, state media reported on Tuesday. TASR writes about it according to an AFP report.
- Iran has warned the EU against listing the Revolutionary Guards as terrorists.
- The Italian foreign minister called on the EU to take this step.
- Tehran summoned the Italian ambassador and criticized Rome’s stance.
- Protests in Iran erupted over the economic crisis and spread.
- Iran has restricted access to the Internet and mobile networks during the protests.
- Iran has warned the EU of the consequences of including the Revolutionary Guards on the terrorist list.
- The Italian minister proposed the move in response to the strikes in Iran.
- Tehran criticized Italy and summoned the ambassador.
- Protests in Iran erupted over the economic crisis and spread across the country.
- The authorities restricted the Internet, the victims of the protests exceeded 6,000 people.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called on the EU to take this step on Monday, in response to the intervention of Iranian security forces during nationwide protests. He added that he would present the proposal “in coordination with other partners” at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels later this week.
Criticism from Tehran
Tehran called Tajani’s remarks irresponsible and warned of “devastating consequences” if the EU took the step, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported.
In response to the Italian foreign minister’s comments, Tehran summoned Italian Ambassador Paolo Amadei and called on Rome to “reassess its wrong attitude towards Iran”, IRNA added.
Widespread protests in Iran
Protests in Iran started on December 28, 2025 as a result of the economic crisis and gradually spread from Tehran to the whole country. The security forces violently intervened against the demonstrators, which provoked widespread criticism from the EU as well.
Iranian authorities published the first official death toll last week on Wednesday – out of 3,117 people, 2,427 were civilians and members of the security forces, the rest were “terrorists”. But the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) announced on Monday that the number of confirmed victims had exceeded 6,000 and was investigating another 17,000 possible deaths.
Internet connection blocking
During the demonstrations in the country, the Iranian authorities restricted access to the Internet and mobile networks, thereby trying to limit the coordination of the protests and the ability to communicate about them abroad.
