Israel asks India to sanction Iran’s IRGC as terrorist
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- Israel urged India to label Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization and impose sanctions.
- India has not yet designated the IRGC or Hamas as terrorist groups, despite condemning the Oct 7 attacks.
- Australia and several EU members have already imposed restrictions on the IRGC, a precedent Israel cited in its appeal.
- Iran’s foreign minister recently visited New Delhi, underscoring the strong, longstanding ties between India and Tehran.
Why it matters: India risks straining its long‑standing partnership with Iran and complicating its diplomatic balance with the United States, as it weighs Israel’s call for sanctions against the IRGC.
