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Canada Lists Iran's Revolutionary Guards as Terrorist Group
(CBC-Canada) - Ashley Burke The Canadian government is listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Canada's Criminal Code after years of mounting pressure, federal ministers said Wednesday. "This action sends a strong message that Canada will use all of the tools at its disposal to combat the terrorist entity of the IRGC," Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said. The IRGC is a branch of the Iranian armed forces that answers directly to Iran's supreme leader. The IRGC shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 above Tehran in January 2020, killing 175 passengers, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.