Iran condemned on Thursday Canada's listing of the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as "an unwise and unconventional politically-motivated step.”
"Canada's action will not have any effect on the Revolutionary Guards' legitimate and deterrent power," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news agency.
He added that Tehran reserves the right to respond accordingly to the listing.
On Wednesday, Ottawa listed the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, a step that could lead to the investigation of former senior Iranian officials now living in Canada.
The United States took a similar step in 2019 against the Revolutionary Guards, which Western nations accuse of carrying out a global terrorist campaign.
