Iran’s parliament speaker said Sunday that European countries’ armed forces are considered “terrorist organizations” under Iranian law, warning that the EU would bear responsibility for the consequences of its actions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Fars news agency, Anadolu reports.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260201-iranian-parliament-designates-european-armies-as-terrorist-groups/


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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPM
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    3 months ago

    Fair. We long time ago moved away from word “terrorist” having a real meaning. It’s just another political tool now.

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      3 months ago

      The real meaning is incredibly applicable to Western militaries, which use offensive violence, particularly unprovoked, against civilians to achieve political objectives.

      But then there’s also the problem that Western militaries literally train and organize terrorists.