Iran warns EU against listing Revolutionary Guards as terrorist entity

Iran: On Wednesday the European Parliament called for the EU to list the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation.

Iran warned on Thursday that the European Union would "shoot itself in the foot" by listing the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell, state media said.

Iran: An Iranian flag flutters. (Reuters)

On Wednesday the European Parliament called for the EU to list the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, blaming it for the repression of domestic protesters and the supply of drones to Russia.