New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The European Union has formally added Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to its terrorist list, following a political agreement reached by the Foreign Affairs Council on January 29.

The decision means the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will now be subject to restrictive measures under the EU's counterterrorism sanctions regime.

Under the listing, the IRGC's funds and other financial assets within EU member states will be frozen. EU operators are also prohibited from making funds or economic resources available to the group.

As a result of the move, a total of 13 individuals and 23 groups and entities are now subject to sanctions under the EU's so-called terrorist list.

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