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Baerbock: No Legal Grounds For EU To Designate IRGC Terrorist Org

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Comments from German Foreign Minister Analenna Baerbock hitting wires stating, "As of now, we don't have legal grounds in EU to list [Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps] as terrorist organisation."

  • Baerbock's comments come following a meeting on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly - the Western signatories of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear accords.
  • The group said in a statement that they, “underscored their concern about Iran’s nuclear escalation and its lack of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, calling on Iran to reverse course.”
  • “They also discussed their concerns about the deepening two-way military cooperation between Iran and Russia, and its implications for the security and stability of the region and beyond.”
  • There has been increased chatter in recent weeks about revisiting a diplomatic solution to restrict Iran’s nuclear programme which may involve a greater lead from China and more input from Arab states who were excluded from the 2015 negotiations.

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