Israel wants India to declare Iran’s IRGC terror sponsor, impose sanctions
Jerusalem: Israel expects India to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, two senior Israeli officials told ThePrint, adding that the same has been conveyed to Indian officials at various diplomatic levels. The IRGC, the Israeli officials said, has already been sanctioned by nearly 44 countries and Tel Aviv has presented the threats the Iranian organisation poses to various countries including India.
“We have certain expectations from India with regards to the IRGC. Forty-four countries have designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation. It is time for India to take similar steps for the IRGC,” one Israeli official said. A second official highlighted the case of Australia, which last year designated IRGC as a “state sponsor of terrorism”.
The move came after Australian security forces investigated at least two anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne in 2024 and identified links to the IRGC, a branch of the Iranian armed forces. Canberra had in the past demurred from taking the step to sanction the IRGC.
Israel has taken credit for Australia’s move to sanction the IRGC as a “state sponsor of terrorism”. The European Union (EU), too, has moved in recent months to sanction the IRGC following its role in putting down the widespread protests at the end of 2025 and early 2026
Source Israel wants India to declare Iran’s IRGC terror sponsor, impose sanctions
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