The UK government designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, using new legal powers. According to reporting on the decision, UK authorities say they have linked the IRGC and associated networks or “proxies” to a series of violent plots on British soil. The designation is described as a step that changes how UK authorities can treat the IRGC under domestic law. The move also signals continued UK concern about Iran-linked activities and security threats, framed in the context of alleged attacks and plots within the UK. While the outlets agree on the designation itself, the reporting focuses on the UK’s justification: that the IRGC and related groups are connected to violence and attempted attacks. The designation is made by UK officials and is presented as part of the government’s broader counterterrorism approach, supported by the new authority being used to place the IRGC under terrorist status.