This House resolution urges the European Union to quickly designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under the EU's Common Position 931. It also encourages the Trump administration to make that EU designation a diplomatic priority and welcomes international efforts to designate the IRGC.
The resolution expresses the House of Representatives' view and asks the EU and U.S. diplomacy to act. The text asks for an EU designation under Common Position 931 and for U.S. officials to prioritize that effort. The resolution itself does not include new U.S. sanctions or changes to U.S. law in the text provided.
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The resolution's preamble lists reasons supporters give for the EU to act. It says the IRGC and its Basij force have helped sustain Iran's ruling authorities and have been used to suppress protests. It notes that the United States designated the IRGC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2019 and that Canada designated the IRGC in 2024. The text says the IRGC trains and supports proxy groups (including groups named in the resolution), supported the Syrian government, supplied drones linked to the war in Ukraine, and has been linked to assassination attempts and plots in Europe and elsewhere. The resolution also notes that the European Parliament and some EU member states have called for an EU designation, and that EU rules (Common Position 931) allow designation when a competent authority makes such a decision.
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