Lord Carlile: Designation of IRGC is a welcome step, but Iran policy should focus on Tehran's human rights abuses The nuclear deal should not mean Iran gets a free pass on human rights and its destabilising activities in the region. I welcome the decision by the U.S. Treasury last week  to designate  the entire Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation pursuant to the global terrorism Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. The UK, as well as the EU, should now join this effort and designate the IRGC in support of a coherent Western strategy to  push back against  the Iranian regime’s malign activities in the Middle East and domestic repression. This is particularly justified in light of  a reported cyberattack by Iran  on the UK Parliament that hit f MPs this summer. This designation is an important step in denying financial and material support for the IRGC, a brutal paramilitary force tasked with crushing popular dissent...