Middle East
Canada Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Entity
A vigil is held in North Vancouver for the victims of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in January 2020.
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The Canadian government has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, which bars thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada and makes it a criminal offense to provide financial support to the group.
The IRGC is a branch of Iran’s military that reports directly to the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.