Iran labels European armies as terrorists
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Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament. Archive photo. Photo: Bilal Hussein/AP/TT
Iran has decided to label the militaries of all EU countries as terrorists.
The announcement comes as a response to the US and EU's terrorist classifications of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
It was on Thursday that EU member states agreed to label the feared Revolutionary Guard as terrorists, following the recent bloody suppression of protests in Iran where thousands of activists are reported to have been killed.
The Revolutionary Guard consists of ground forces, air force, navy, an intelligence service and special forces. Its primary task is to protect Iran's religious regime. The EU's terror designation equates the Revolutionary Guard with movements such as Hamas and al-Qaeda.
Iran's decision was announced by Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament and a former member of the Revolutionary Guard.
It is unclear what practical significance it will have.

