The European Union is set to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization after the final holdouts in the 27-nation bloc shifted in favor of the move.

Most of the bloc has long been in favor of the move, which requires unanimous consent from all 27 members. France, Spain, and Portugal were holding out against the move, but finally relented on Wednesday. Italy, another key holdout, relented on Monday. The change came due to increasing revelations regarding the scale of the massacre carried out against mostly unarmed protesters by the Guard, with some estimates finding over 30,000 were killed on the nights of Jan. 8 and 9 alone.

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