UK designates Iran's IRGC as terrorist organization

LONDON — The UK government on Monday designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under new powers introduced through the National Security (State Threats) Act, according to media reports.In a written statement to Parliament, Security Minister Angela Eagle said the government had “identified activity linked to the IRGC involving threats to life and intimidation on UK soil,” Sky News reported.The government also designated the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR), which Sky News described as being linked to Iran.The move follows the fast-tracking of the National Security (State Threats) Act, a measure pledged by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in April.Under the designation, it is now a criminal offense in the UK to invite or express support for the IRGC or the IMCR, assist either group in activities connected to the UK, engage in conduct likely to materially support them, or accept financial or material benefits provided by or on their behalf, the report said.