Iran will take reciprocal action if EU punishes Revolutionary Guards

The Iranian Parliament, in Tehran.

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After the decision of the European Parliament which requested that the Revolutionary Guards, the Iranian elite army, be placed in the list of terrorist groups, the Iranian Parliament reacted by presenting a bill obliging the government to place the European military forces as terrorist armies, which will be a game-changer in the region.

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The Iranian leaders have hardened their tone with regard to European countries.

After a closed session in front of the deputies, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdolahian issued a clear warning to the leaders of the 27 European countries.

The latter must decide this Monday, January 23 if they will implement the resolution adopted by the European Parliament which calls for the Revolutionary Guards to be on the list of terrorist groups.

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The project presented by the Iranian Parliament obliging the government to consider European forces as terrorist armies is a reciprocal action and, of course, this will have profound consequences on the presence of the armed forces in the region, affirmed Hossein Amir Abdolahien

Nuclear: all scenarios are possible

This will have particular effects in the Persian Gulf region, where European armed forces are present.

Indeed, the Revolutionary Guards are an integral part of the Iranian armed forces.

Hossein Amir Abdolahian went even further.

Asked about Iran's possible exit from the Non-Proliferation Treaty in reaction to a European decision, he said that all scenarios are possible.

In this case, all

experts will be expelled and the IAEA will no longer have any control over Tehran's nuclear program.

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