Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as terror group
Iran summoned all European Union ambassadors to protest the EU's decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group. The EU's action, taken last week, was in response to the IRGC's role in suppressing nationwide protests in January.
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Open questions and key claims
The signal in “some areas of the country was momentarily disrupted by an unknown source.”
"You have a duty to protect your own lives. You don’t have much time left. Join the people as soon as possible."
Pahlavi called on Iran’s military to break with the Islamic Republic and side with the people.
Iran’s prosecutor general said that “the sedition is over now,” vowing to punish those responsible for the protests.
Iranian state TV released the first official death toll from the protests on Wednesday, saying that more than 3,000 people had been killed.
HRANA reported 4,519 deaths on Tuesday.
Iran's government claimed it had successfully crushed weeks of unrest.
Iran says 3,117 people died in protests.
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