Britain has escalated its measures against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, announcing the imposition of severe legal sanctions on anyone who supports it, works for it, or receives funding from it, as part of a campaign targeting activities supported by foreign countries within the United Kingdom.
The British Home Office confirmed that anyone who provides support to, cooperates with, or receives funding from the Revolutionary Guard may face a prison sentence of up to 14 years, while the penalty may reach life imprisonment for those involved in acts of sabotage related to these activities.
These measures come after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard was included among the first entities subject to the Foreign Threats Act, which gives the security services and police broader powers to prosecute espionage, sabotage, and foreign interference activities within the United Kingdom, and also allows the prosecution of defendants without the need to prove their connection to a foreign country in each case.
The decision also comes days after the British government announced the inclusion of the Revolutionary Guards within the top level of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), which imposes severe legal restrictions on any activity or association with the Guards within the United Kingdom.
London justified this step by the necessity of confronting what it described as the threats posed by the Revolutionary Guard to British national security, including espionage, sabotage and intimidation activities through agents working for it, following a series of security incidents targeting sites linked to the Jewish community in Britain.
