The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics has condemned the European Union\u2019s decision to blacklist Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n
Tehran – IranView24<\/strong><\/p>\n In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics stated that the European Union\u2019s decision to place the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on its so-called terrorist list is a spiteful, hasty, and desperate response to its repeated failures to undermine the determination of the noble Iranian nation against external threats orchestrated by foreign agents.<\/p>\n The statement added, \u201cThis action by the EU and its Council of Ministers, which targets Iran’s beloved and powerful IRGC\u2014 the largest entity genuinely fighting terrorism and preventing the spread of this ominous phenomenon worldwide, including in Europe\u2014is legally inconsistent with international law. These inconsistencies include violations of the fundamental legal principles and rules upon which the European Union was founded, and from which it derives its international credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf we accept that the EU, as a regional organization, gains its credibility in the international community according to Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, it must also adhere to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of nations, as laid out in Article 2(7) of the UN Charter and supported by customary international law,\u201d it noted.<\/p>\n The ministry further emphasized, \u201cIt is clear that the IRGC, as one of the sovereign pillars based on the principles of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic, is an integral part of the country\u2019s sovereignty. By criminalizing and making unfounded accusations in this matter, the European Union has committed two fundamental violations: First, criminalizing a nation\u2019s sovereignty is baseless; and second, \u2018sovereignty\u2019 is a unified and independent entity that, under international law, cannot be fragmented, with one part labeled as terrorist.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis European misstep, which follows the recent activation of the snapback mechanism, highlights the European Union\u2019s confusion within the international system. According to the US National Security Strategy, this system is teetering on the brink of civilizational collapse. The decision made by the Council of Ministers of the European Union not only reveals legal contradictions and ambiguities but also demonstrates political confusion and a disregard for human values,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n The ministry emphasized, \u201cThe EU, as an institution formed through indirect elections and possessing the least political legitimacy within the Union, has diminished its functional legitimacy by making this political decision. Moreover, it has committed widespread violations of the human rights of Iranians, infringing upon their right to freedom and their acquired rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics has condemned the European Union\u2019s decision to blacklist Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). Tehran – IranView24 In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics stated that the European Union\u2019s decision to place the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on its so-called […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":3351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,41,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-defense-and-security","category-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3350"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3352,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3350\/revisions\/3352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}