France says it backs terror listing of Iran's Revolutionary Guard

“France will support adding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the European list of terrorist organizations,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said.

In a statement posted on X, Barrot said France and its European partners would impose sanctions in Brussels on Thursday against those responsible for what he described as abuses during the repression of protests in Iran. He said those targeted would be banned from entering the EU and have their assets frozen.

Barrot said the crackdown on what he described as the peaceful uprising of the Iranian people could not go unanswered, adding that there must be no impunity.

He also called on Iran’s authorities to release prisoners, halt executions, lift internet restrictions, and allow a UN Human Rights Council fact-finding mission to investigate crimes committed in Iran.