Not Exactly a Terror Organization: Britain's New Definition of the Revolutionary Guards
Britain will define the Revolutionary Guards, the Islamic Movement organization of the Iranian right-wing members, and the GRU volunteer corps as entities involved in a threat on behalf of a foreign state. Assisting their activities…
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Britain is redefining Iran's Revolutionary Guards, an Iranian right-wing group, and a Russian volunteer corps as state-linked threats rather than terrorist organizations. Assisting them now carries up to 14 years in prison. This legal shift allows targeting foreign interference without the diplomatic weight of a terrorism designation, and may influence other nations' approaches.