{"id":84011,"date":"2026-04-20T17:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84011"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:38:58","slug":"kosovo-declares-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-a-terrorist-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-declares-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-a-terrorist-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo declares Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"356\">The Government of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kosovo<\/span><\/span> has designated the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/span><\/span> (IRGC) as a terrorist organization during a meeting held on Monday in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pristina<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"550\">Prime Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Albin Kurti<\/span><\/span> said that \u201cthrough this decision, Kosovo strengthens its stance in defense of international security, democratic values, and human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"676\">\u201cThis is a clear alignment of Kosovo alongside its strategic allies in the joint fight against terrorism,\u201d Kurti emphasized.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"848\">He described the IRGC as \u201ca structure that uses terrorism and organized violence as an instrument of foreign policy, contributing to regional and global destabilization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1035\">The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the ideological arm of Tehran\u2019s military and was established after the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Iranian Revolution of 1979<\/span><\/span> to protect the clerical leadership.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1129\">The Guard controls or owns companies across Iran\u2019s economy, including key strategic sectors.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1263\">Several countries have already designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization, including the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">United States of America<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1436\">Recently, the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">European Union<\/span><\/span> also declared it a terrorist organization after Tehran violently suppressed anti-government protests earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1567\">Human rights organizations have said that over 6,000 people were killed during protests in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Iran<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1704\">According to them, protesters were killed by security forces, including the Revolutionary Guard, which fired directly at demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1836\">Iran, with a population of over 91 million, does not recognize Kosovo as a state and has no official diplomatic relations with it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1995\">Placing a group or organization on a blacklist usually means freezing its assets in that country and imposing visa restrictions on its leaders and officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Kosovo has designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization during a meeting held on Monday in Pristina. 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