Tehran summoned EU ambassadors to protest the bloc's decision to classify Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terror group, Euronews reports.
Tehran said on Monday it summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the country to protest against the bloc's decision to classify Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terror group.
Last week, the EU designated the paramilitary group as a terrorist organisation over its violent repression of nationwide protests, which killed thousands and led to the detention of tens of thousands.
Other countries including the US and Canada had previously made the same designation.
The summoning of ambassadors reportedly started on Sunday and continued through Monday, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei.
“A series of actions were reviewed, various options are being prepared and were sent to the related decision-making bodies,” Baghaei said.
"We think that in coming days, a decision will be made about a reciprocal action by the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the illegal, unreasonable and very wrong move by the EU".
Tehran had already responded on Sunday to the EU’s decision with a symbolic countermeasure, by designating all EU militaries as terrorist organisations.
