A push to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization advanced Thursday as the European Union (EU) moved to formally prescribe the group, with Germany saying that implementation would move quickly.
The United States and the European Union announced that a deal has been reached, demonstrating their commitment to "fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade and investment."
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has called on Europe and the United States to prepare for a sweeping escalation in economic pressure against Russia, declaring that it is time to “suffocate the Russian economy once and for all.”