Canada has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced on Wednesday.
“The Iranian regime has consistently displayed disregard for human rights, both inside and outside of Iran, as well as a willingness to destabilize the international rules-based order,” LeBlanc said.
Minister Dominic LeBlanc announces that Canada will list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group. "This action sends a strong message that Canada will use all of the tools at its disposal to combat the terrorist entity of the IRGC," says LeBlanc.
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The decision comes amid months of internal political pressure. Last month, the Canadian House of Commons unanimously voted in a non-binding motion to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization.
