UK unveils plan to ban Iran Revolutionary Guards: ministry

The UK government announced plans on Monday to ban Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a threat to national security, alongside an Iran-linked group accused of a series of attacks against the Jewish community.

"Anyone found supporting or assisting these groups will now face up to 14 years in prison," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said of a proposed law to be presented to parliament this week. The new legislation gives the British government "proscription-like" powers to designate foreign state proxies deemed a threat to Britain's national security.