European Parliament's IRGC vote 'destructive,' sure to invoke reaction: Iran MP

A senior Iranian lawmaker lambasted the European Parliament for voting overwhelmingly earlier to call on the European Union and its member states to place Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on the bloc's "terror list."

Abolfazl Amouei, spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Majlis (the Iranian Parliament), made the remarks to Iran's Tasnim news agency on Wednesday.

He called the EP's move "anti-Iranian" and "undoubtedly destructive," adding that "Majlis would definitely issue a serious reaction to the European Parliament's undiplomatic move."

"The European Parliament's destructive and negative measure would be examined in the next meeting of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, which would likely be joined by senior officials from the Foreign Ministry and other relevant [Iranian] bodies," the lawmaker added.

Earlier in the day, the European Parliament's members backed an amendment added to an annual foreign policy report, calling for "the EU and its member states to include the IRGC in the EU's terror list."

The hostile measure was passed by a vote of 598 in favor and nine against, with 31 abstentions.

The amendment will urge Brussels to blacklist the IRGC military force, the volunteer Basij force, and the IRGC's Quds Force.

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