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Albania designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as ‘terrorist organisation’


Albanian Parliament approves a motion declaring Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism” and calls on the government to designate the Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations, in Tirana, Albania on March 17, 2026. (AA Photo)

Albania on Tuesday designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a “terrorist organisation” and labeled Iran a state “supporting terrorism” as the Middle East war continued

The Balkan country’s ruling Socialist Party used its parliamentary majority to pass a resolution despite a boycott by opposition lawmakers

“The Albanian parliament declares the Islamic Republic of Iran a state that supports terrorism and a state that uses terrorist means in the pursuit of its foreign policy objectives,” the resolution said

Albanian Parliament approves a motion declaring Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism” and calls on the government to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations, in Tirana, Albania on March 17, 2026. (AA Photo)

Cyberattacks cited in decision

The document also condemned cyberattacks believed to have been carried out by Iran-linked hackers against Albanian institutions, including an incident earlier this month targeting the parliament’s IT system

A cyberattack in 2022 prompted Tirana to sever diplomatic ties with Tehran

Albania has for years hosted several thousand members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK), an exiled opposition group that Tehran considers a terrorist organization

The United States has already designated the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, while the European Union followed in January after a deadly crackdown on Iranian protesters

The move comes as hostilities in the Middle East have escalated since Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Iran on Feb. 28

The strikes have killed around 1,300 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and a