Question follow-through · 109844

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the UK will proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist organisation following its designation by the European Union.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
30 Jan 2026
Target answer date
4 Feb 2026
Answer
5 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the UK will proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist organisation following its designation by the European Union.

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The UK stands proudly on the side of freedom and human rights, and we have long criticised Iran’s authoritarian regime and taken robust action to protect UK interests from Iranian state threats. On 13 January, the Foreign Secretary set out the action that...

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