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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — <\/span>Iran said Monday it had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc\u2019s listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terror group.<\/p>\n The move comes as Iran faces the threat of U.S. military action<\/a> in response to the killing of peaceful demonstrators and over possible mass executions. The American military has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers<\/a> into the Mideast. It remains unclear whether President Donald Trump will decide<\/a> to use force, though regional countries have engaged in diplomacy in an effort to halt a new Mideast war breaking out.<\/p>\n The EU listed the Guard as a terror group<\/a> last week over its part in the bloody crackdown on nationwide protests in January that killed thousands and saw tens of thousands detained.<\/p>\n Other countries, including the U.S. and Canada, have previously designated the Guard as a terrorist organization. While the move is largely symbolic, it does add to the economic pressure squeezing Iran, particularly has the Guard has a major influence on the country’s economy. <\/p>\n Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told journalists that the ambassadors had begun to be summoned on Sunday and that process went into Monday as well.<\/p>\n \u201cA series of actions were reviewed, various options are being prepared and were sent to the related decision-making bodies,\u201d Baghaei said. “We think that in coming days, a decision will be made about a reciprocal action by the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the illegal, unreasonable and very wrong move by the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n Also Sunday, Iran\u2019s parliament speaker said that the Islamic Republic now considers all European Union militaries<\/a> to be terrorist groups, citing a 2019 law. <\/p>\n