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EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels today to discuss the situation in Iran. Ministers are expected to impose travel bans and asset freezes on Iranian officials over the violent crackdown on protesters and to discuss the designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is in favor:
"This week, Europe has a historic opportunity, and duty, to finally designate the Iranian regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. This is more than symbolic. This matters. Europe has a responsibility to act. The millions of Iranians living under oppression look to us for moral clarity and leadership. The thousands of people murdered on the streets deserve a semblance of justice. The people of Iran deserve to be free. Their oppressors should find no safe haven."
France is also in favor. (Read ourpiecefrom yesterday.)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote on X on January 28:
"Iran: There can be no impunity. Together with our European partners, we will adopt sanctions tomorrow in Brussels against those responsible for these abuses. They will be banned from entering European territory, and their assets will be frozen. France will support the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the European Unions list of terrorist organizations."
According to HRANAs latest aggregated data, as of January 28, the total number of confirmed fatalities has reached 6,373. Of these, 5,993 were protesters, 113 were children under the age of 18, 214 were forces affiliated with the government, and 53 were non-protesters/civilians.
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21:27
28.1.2026
Foreign Minister Araqhchi: Iran Has 'Fingers On The Trigger'
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi warned on January 28 that the Islamic republic's armed forces have their "fingers on the trigger" and are ready to deliver a powerful response to any US military strike.
Araqhchi said that, following the 12-day conflict with Israel last year, Iran is now capable of responding more strongly, rapidly, and profoundly to any attack.
Tehran, however, he said, was still open to a "fair, equitable, and mutually beneficial" nuclear agreement.
Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, also issued a warning on January 28 via a post on X, stating that in the event of an attack, the Islamic republic would deliver an "immediate, all-out, and unprecedented" response, targeting "the heart of Tel Aviv and all supporters of the aggressor."
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21:01
28.1.2026
Rubio: Protests In Iran Will Flare Up Again
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Speaking at a meeting of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was currently no plan to attack Iran but that building up military forces in the region was "wise and prudent."
In summary, Rubio said:
- The regime's crackdown tactics were "horrifying," noting that Iranian snipers killed protesters.
- The regime is "weaker than it has ever been," unable to fix protesters' main issue: economic stagnation worsened by sanctions.
- Protests have quieted for now but will likely "spark up again."
- In response to a question about the US State Department's estimate of the number of people killed in the protests, Rubio said: "Definitely in the thousands."
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18:25
28.1.2026
Glimpses Of Iran's Brutal Crackdown Trickle Out Despite Internet Blackout
Despite the Internet blackout, videos showing the extent of Iran's crackdown on protests continue to trickle out. Iranians inside the country have told RFE/RL's Radio Farda how security forces engaged in mass shootings and arrested tens of thousands before quiet returned to the streets of Iran.
