UK effectively bans Iran's IRGC as terrorist organisation

UK effectively bans Iran's IRGC as terrorist organisation Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Mon, 07/13/2026 - 13:15 Home Office using controversial new legislation to designate Iranian force a threat to national security Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi attends a public farewell ceremony to pay his respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, 5 July 2026 (Reuters) Off The UK is designating Iran 's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a threat to national security under the controversial national security (state threats) bill enacted last week. UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will use the new legislation to ban support for the IRGC, which is part of Iran's armed forces. This effectively means that the UK has proscribed - or banned - the IRGC, which it accuses of death threats and other forms of intimidation on British soil.