The European Parliament has once again voted in favor of listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. This vote is non-binding, and the opinion of the Council of the European Union will be decisive in this regard.

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, wrote in a message on social media platform X: "From the streets of Tehran to the heart of the European Parliament, the message is clear: Iran must be free. Iran will be free." According to Metsola, the European Parliament emphasizes the necessity of targeting oppressors, designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization, and holding perpetrators of crimes accountable.

Earlier, in January 2023, in response to the repression of the Iranian people during the "Women, Life, Freedom" uprising, the European Parliament also called for the IRGC to be listed among the European Union's terrorist organizations. In this context, the European Parliament passed a resolution against the Islamic Republic with a decisive majority, calling on the Iranian government to end the violent repression of protests and the killing of protesters.

This resolution, passed on January 22, expressed full solidarity with Iranian protesters, demanding an end to executions, the release of detainees, and accountability for the regime's crimes. Additionally, the resolution called for the expansion of the European Union's restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic and for the conditionality of the EU's relations with Iran based on real progress towards democracy and respect for human rights in the country.

Members of the European Parliament expressed their anger and disgust at the widespread repression and killings perpetrated by the Iranian government against protesters, declaring full solidarity with the Iranian people and their "brave and legitimate" protest movement, and strongly condemned the widespread and disproportionate use of force by security forces.

The resolution, which was adopted with 562 votes in favor, 9 against, and 57 abstentions, warned that the killing of thousands of protesters represents a "horrific change in the regime's method of suppressing protests; a shift from deterrence to strategic elimination." Furthermore, the members of the European Parliament called for the immediate and unconditional release of all protesters, human rights defenders, and journalists currently detained in Iran.

The Parliament also urged the Council of the European Union to promptly list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Basij Force, and the Quds Force as terrorist organizations. The expansion and strict enforcement of the European Union's restrictive measures, including asset freezes and visa bans for oppressors, are among the other demands of the European Union. This body also welcomed the recent U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic and called for swift action from the European Union against all officials and entities responsible for repression.

This resolution condemned the Islamic Republic's efforts to censor protests through internet shutdowns and called on the European Union and its member states to increase technical and financial support for tools to circumvent censorship and protection against cyber and information manipulation in Iran.