Australia’s Coalition is calling on the Albanese government to list the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation following reports that the group targeted Australian organisations with malicious ransomware attacks.
This comes as Britain considers listing Iran’s Revolution Guard as a terrorist organisation after it was revealed that the group had plotted to kidnap and murder people in the UK, reported The Telegraph.
Since 2012, Australia has imposed sanctions on the IRGC under the UN and Australian Autonomous Sanctions (UNSC). A number of IRGC-linked persons and entities are included in these sanctions.
The IRGC is an Iranian Government agency that is tasked with defending the Iranian Regime from perceived internal and external threats….