EU set to add Iran's Guards to terror list after France U-turn

A demonstrator attends a rally in support of the Iranian people amid anti-government protests raging across Iran, in Paris, France, January 11. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS, Jan ‌28 (Reuters) - The European Union is poised to include Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its ‌list of terrorist organisations after France said on Wednesday it would now support the move.

EU foreign ‌ministers meet in Brussels on Thursday and were due to sign off on new sanctions in response to a crackdown on protests that has seen thousands killed and thousands more arrested.