- The EU formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
- Fifteen individuals and six entities in Iran were sanctioned for human rights abuses related to protest repression.
- The EU plans to increase pressure on Iranian authorities and support Iranian civil society.

A: Hey Hana! Did you hear any news today?

B: Oh, hi Kenji! Not really. What’s up?

A: The EU, you know, like Europe together? They just called Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group!

B: Wow! Really? That's…big, right?

A: Yeah, it is. They’re saying it’s because of what’s been happening in Iran with the protests.

B: Oh, right! I heard about those protests being quite intense. What else did they do?

A: They're also punishing fifteen people and six companies in Iran. It's because of really bad human rights issues.

B: Punishing them how?

A: They can't travel to Europe and their money there will be frozen.

A: The EU leader, Kaja Kallas, said, “They can't just ignore the bad things happening.”

B: Makes sense. She sounds pretty serious. Do you think things will change now?

A: She says they might need to put even *more* pressure on Iran, and help the people there who want things to be better.