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

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.