The Portuguese Parliament approved Friday a resolution designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization and instructed the government to present the issue to the European Union, as Portugal lacks its own terrorism list.
The Palace of São Bento, located in Lisbon, serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament © Mena Today
The Portuguese Parliament approved Friday a resolution designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization and instructed the government to present the issue to the European Union, as Portugal lacks its own terrorism list.
The proposal was introduced by the right-wing Liberal Initiative party, but it received widespread support, with the exception of the communists who opposed it and the far-left Bloc of the Left party, which abstained.
Among the supporters of the resolution were also left-wing parties that have expressed opposition to Israel.
Several loud explosions were heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness on the ground - as some residents received mobile phone alerts warning of a hostile aerial threat for the first time.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi declared Wednesday that Tehran had "no intention of returning to the pre-war status quo" regarding the Strait of Hormuz, signaling that Iran views the world's most critical energy chokepoint as a permanent bargaining chip.
The Iranian women's national soccer team crossed the Turkish-Iranian border Wednesday, completing a fraught journey home from Australia after five of the six players who had sought asylum subsequently withdrew their claims.
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