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On January 23, European Union foreign ministers imposed a new round of sanctions on Iranian government officials and institutions suspected of involvement in a crackdown on protesters, including senior officers of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Last week, the European Parliament overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution calling for the IRGC and related forces to be put on the EU’s list of terrorist groups. However, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on January 23 that step could not be taken without a court decision.The European Parliament said its resolution was in response to the Iranian regime’s violent
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