European Union approved new sanctions targeting Iranian officials and designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group over protest suppression and Russia support.

European Union foreign ministers agreed to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, placing the powerful military force in the same category as Islamic State and al Qaeda,

The European Union sanctions 15 officials and 6 organizations in Iran over brutal crackdown on protesters

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers adopted new sanctions on Iran on Thursday targeting individuals and entities involved in a violent crackdown on protesters and in the country's support to Russia,