Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Britain could officially declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which had arrested seven people with links to the United Kingdom over anti-government protests, as a terrorist group.
Arab News quoted the Telegraph as having reported on Monday that the move, which could be announced within weeks, has been supported by Britain’s security minister, Tom Tugendhat, and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group could mean that it could become a criminal offense to belong to a group, attend its meetings, and carry its logo publicly.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards behind arrests
The UK Home Office has not immediately responded to the request for comment on the Telegraph report. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards during the previous week arrested seven people with links to Britain over anti-government protests that rocked the country following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian who had been arrested for wearing “inappropriate attire” under Iran’s strict Islamic dress code for women.
Rishi Sunak, Britain’s Prime Minister has urged Iran government to stop detaining dual nationals, and said that the practice should not be used to obtain “diplomatic leverage.”
