Politico: The plan to call the IRGC a terrorist is not on the table of the new British government

According to Isna, the British government has said that amid concerns over the severance of diplomatic relations between London and Tehran, it does not intend to agree to requests to include the name of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the country’s so-called “terrorist” list.

By publishing this article, Politico magazine wrote that government figures have said that Yvette Cooper, the British Home Secretary, does not want to do this.

This is despite the fact that the British Labor Party had repeatedly demanded such an action from the conservative government before coming to power.

The British government is worried about the diplomatic consequences of calling the IRGC terrorists

The IRGC, which is recognized by the United Nations as one of the main military branches of Iran, has been included in the so-called “terrorist organizations” list by the United States, Canada and Sweden during an anti-Iranian action.

Previously, the European Parliament asked the European Union to put the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorism on the agenda, but “Joseph Burrell”, the head of the European Union’s external action service, said that this work is not possible without a legal basis, and a court in one of the member states must issue a ruling on To issue a terrorist activity by the IRGC.

This article continues: several informed government sources told Politico that the Labor Party ministers in the government took this action against the Revolutionary Guards due to the concern that such a move would lead to the mutual expulsion of ambassadors from Tehran and London and the severance of diplomatic relations. is against

Politico wrote: The Revolutionary Guards are under the protection of the British government, and placing the name of the Revolutionary Guards in the terrorist list will be a more symbolic act.

British government officials say that such an action will derail diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The dilemma of the British ruling party in action against the Revolutionary Guards

An official of the British government, on the condition of not revealing his identity, said that the British civil service “has constantly told the Labor party that when they made this request in the opposition position, they were at a crossroads and were of two minds.”

A senior official of the British Foreign Ministry also said in a statement against the Revolutionary Guards: “The members of the Revolutionary Guards are not terrorists.” “Like Russia, it’s better to punish them for what they are instead of pretending they are something else.”

Ignoring the British government’s support for the occupation policies and war crimes of the Zionist regime in the region, which put it on the verge of a full-scale regional war and led to destabilization in it, he claimed against Iran’s role in the region and said: “At a time when Iran is It creates a great danger for the world, I want to have an embassy in Tehran.”

In the continuation of this report, it is stated that the MPs of the British Parliament from the conservative party also demanded to declare the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist during the time of the Prime Minister “Rishi Sunak” last April.

In the statement of the Labor Party, it was mentioned that this party in the government will examine the methods of sanctioning the countries that support terrorism, but no proposal was made.

Maintaining diplomatic relations with Iran is essential for England

British government officials believe that due to Britain’s role in persuading Tehran to de-escalate the tension in the region and what has been considered “the deepening of the conflict between Israel and Iran’s proxies in Lebanon and Gaza”, the breakup of diplomatic relations between Tehran and London will be ill-timed.

Sanam Vakil, director of the West Asia program at the Chatham House think tank, said: “Short-term political actions like this seem to be reactive and low-cost, but the long-term consequences of these actions should be examined.”

According to him, “It is necessary to maintain diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, even though it is difficult, because it is needed to manage a set of issues that international governments are facing in relation to Iran.”

Sanctions against Iran do not have significant consequences for it

In the final part of this report, Politico pointed out that the British government prefers to increase sanctions against the Revolutionary Guards, Antonio Giustozzi, the senior researcher of the Russian Institute, said that further sanctions against Iranian institutions would be “mainly a sham, especially If other European countries don’t do it.”

According to him, “there will be no significant consequences in any of these actions; “The IRGC has acquired advanced skills in defeating sanctions and circumventing bans and restrictions.”

A British government spokesman also said: “We and our international partners continue to work together to identify, prevent and respond to Iranian threats.”

By making anti-Iranian statements and defending the sanctions policy, he added: “This is why we continue to take powerful measures and hold the Iranian government accountable. We have sanctioned more than 400 Iranian individuals and institutions, including the entire IRGC.”

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