The UK government said an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jews in the country and announced a ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the Times of Israel.
The UK government has formally attributed a series of anti-Semitic attacks in the country to an Iran-backed group and imposed a ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the Times of Israel. The move follows earlier designations today: at 14:33 Jerusalem, the UK designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization, and at 15:16 Jerusalem, it expanded sanctions to include the group 'Ashab al-Yamin' — which has claimed responsibility for anti-Israel and anti-Semitic attacks in the UK — and Russian military intelligence. The new statement explicitly links the Iran-backed group to attacks on Jews, marking a further step in the UK's campaign against Iranian proxies operating on British soil. No official confirmation of the ban's legal scope has been published yet.
3 developments
- DevelopingUK criminalizes support for Iran's IRGC, imposes up to 14 years in prison
- StrongUK designates Iran's IRGC as national security threat, criminalizes support
- StrongIran's Foreign Ministry condemns UK's 'ridiculous and inciting' IRGC designation
- StrongUK says forces ready to defend country after IRGC threatens bases
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