Britain will formally declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which has arrested seven individuals with hyperlinks to the UK over anti-government protests, as a terrorist group, the Telegraph reported on Monday, citing sources.

The transfer, which will likely be introduced inside weeks, is supported by Britain’s safety minister, Tom Tugendhat, and House Secretary Suella Braverman, the report mentioned.

Proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group would imply that it will grow to be a legal offence to belong to the group, attend its conferences, and carry its brand in public.

The UK House Workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the Telegraph report.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards final week arrested seven individuals with hyperlinks to Britain over anti-government protests which have rocked the nation following the loss of life of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian who was arrested for carrying “inappropriate apparel” underneath Iran’s strict Islamic gown code for girls.

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday urged Iran to cease detaining twin nationals, saying the observe shouldn’t be used to acquire “diplomatic leverage”.