New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Terming the European Union's decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation a "strategic miscalculation," the Iranian Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, has warned that such moves ignore the "realities on the ground" and violate international law.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Ambassador Fathali asserted that the IRGC is a formal and legal military institution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He emphasised that targeting an official state force contradicts established international norms.

Ambassador Fathali highlighted the IRGC's role in regional stability, particularly its efforts against ISIS. He stated that over the past years, the IRGC has been at the fo...