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Lord Cameron resists calls to proscribe the IRGC in wake of Iran attack

The Board of Deputies has called for the military force to be outlawed in Britain following Iran’s attack against Israel

April 15, 2024 15:09
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An Iranian government supporter holds a photo of Qasem Soleimani, the former commander of the IRGC's Quds Forces, as he celebrates an attack against Israel (Photo: Hossein Beris/AFP)
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Foreign Secretary David Cameron has pushed back against growing calls to proscribe Iran’s powerful Guards Corps after the Islamic Republic launched its first direct attack against Israel.

A raft of prominent figures, including the Israeli government and the Board of Deputies, have said that the IRGC should be outlawed in Britain as a terror group.

Lior Haiat, a spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said proscription would be an “initial price” for Iran’s “large-scale and unprecedented” aggression in which hundreds of projectiles were fired at Israel in the late hours of Saturday.

Writing to Lord Cameron, Board President Marie van der Zyl praised the RAF for their work shooting down the Iranian drones.