Board of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg has welcomed the government’s decision to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
He said: “We welcome the announcement of the Home Secretary that the government will use new powers to proscribe the IRGC, a step we have long campaigned for.
“This will better enable the authorities to protect our community and others from the threats this organisation presents. We also welcome the designation of the ‘Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right’ (HAYI), which has claimed responsibility for attacks on Jewish communities in the UK and elsewhere.
“We call on the government to designate all state backed agencies, whether associated with Iran or other states, that threaten British security. We also call on the authorities to make full use of their powers to enforce the designation to stop these entities promoting or acting on their extremist agendas in the UK.”