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Irán advierte “consecuencias peligrosas” tras la designación de la Guardia Revolucionaria como organización terrorista

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Por Mohammed Tawfeeq y Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN

Irán amenazó este jueves con desatar “consecuencias peligrosas” después de que la Unión Europea designara formalmente al Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (IRGC, por sus siglas en inglés) como organización terrorista, en medio de una escalada de tensiones entre Teherán y las potencias occidentales.

Los ministros de Exteriores de la UE aprobaron la designación en una reunión en Bruselas, al describirla como una respuesta a la violenta represión de Irán contra las protestas antigubernamentales.

“La represión no puede quedar sin respuesta”, escribió en X la jefa de la diplomacia europea, Kaja Kallas, al anunciar la decisión. “Cualquier régimen que mata a miles de sus propios ciudadanos está trabajando hacia su propia desaparición”.

La designación coloca al IRGC en la misma lista terrorista que al-Qaeda, Hamas y el grupo Estado Islámico, dijo Kallas. “Si actúas como terrorista, también debes ser tratado como terrorista”.

La presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, compartió ese sentir. “‘Terrorista’ es, en efecto, como se debe llamar a un régimen que aplasta en sangre las protestas de su propio pueblo”, afirmó.

En un comunicado difundido por la agencia estatal iraní (IRNA), el Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas de Irán calificó la decisión de la UE como “ilógica, irresponsable y malintencionada”, y acusó a los líderes europeos de actuar en obediencia a las políticas de Estados Unidos e Israel.

El comunicado sostuvo que el IRGC ha desempeñado un papel central en el combate contra grupos extremistas, incluido el Estado Islámico, y advirtió que “las consecuencias peligrosas de esta decisión hostil y provocadora recaerán directamente sobre los responsables políticos europeos”.

El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Irán, Abbas Araghchi, acusó a los gobiernos europeos de escalar las tensiones y aumentar el riesgo de una guerra más amplia en Medio Oriente.

“Europa, en cambio, está ocupada avivando las llamas”, escribió Araghchi en X. Señaló que varios países trabajan para evitar una guerra total en la región, pero sostuvo que los Estados europeos no están entre ellos, argumentó.

Calificó la designación del IRGC como un “grave error estratégico” cometido a instancias de Estados Unidos y advirtió que Europa sufriría consecuencias severas si estalla un conflicto, incluido un aumento en los precios de la energía.

Formada en 1979 tras la revolución islámica de Irán, el IRGC opera por separado del resto de las Fuerzas Armadas iraníes y cuenta con su propio ejército, marina, fuerza aérea, servicios de inteligencia y fuerzas especiales. Su función es preservar la República Islámica y responde directamente al líder supremo de Irán, el ayatola Ali Jamenei.

Se estima que el IRGC cuenta con entre 150.000 y 190.000 efectivos, incluido un cuerpo expedicionario de élite conocido como la Fuerza Quds, que fue designado por separado como organización terrorista por Estados Unidos en 2007.

Además, una rama del IRGC conocida como Basij, una milicia paramilitar de voluntarios, tiene unos 450.000 miembros, según el Instituto para el Estudio de la Guerra, con sede en Estados Unidos, y desempeña un papel clave en la represión de las protestas antigubernamentales.

La Guardia Revolucionaria ya había sido designada como “organización terrorista extranjera” por Estados Unidos en 2019, durante el primer mandato del presidente Donald Trump. En ese momento, Washington culpó a Irán por la muerte de 608 militares estadounidenses en Iraq entre 2003 y 2011 a manos de lo que denominó “proxies del IRGC”.

En un contexto de amenazas de Estados Unidos de atacar a Irán por segunda

Ojai man arrested for burglary after trespassing at Villanova Preparatory School

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – On Sunday, a 34-year-old Ojai man was arrested for burglary after he was spotted trespassing at Villanova Preparatory School.

On Jan. 24, around 6:33 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person on the grounds of Villanova Preparatory School, an Augustinian Catholic boarding school in unincorporated Ojai Valley stated a press release from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office Wednesday.

Arriving deputies learned that an adult man, later identified as a 34-year-old resident of Ojai, had forced his way into a secured dormitory building and tried to get into a secured closet detailed the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Students and staff were notified of the man's presence and after he was confronted by school employees, he fled the area noted the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, surveillance footage and witness statements confirmed the identity of the man and he was located later the same morning by patrol deputies.

The 34-year-old was arrested and booked on charges of burglary and possession of burglary tools at the Ventura Pre-Trial Detention Facility with bail set at $100,000 shared the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

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Venezuelan lawmakers approve new law opening oil industry to foreign companies

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By Mauricio Torres, Moriah Thomas, Michael Rios, CNN

(CNN) — Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a law change that will make it easier for foreign companies to take part in the country’s oil industry, in a move by Caracas to meet the demands of US President Donald Trump.

The reform, backed by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, will open up the Venezuelan oil industry, at present largely controlled by state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), and allow foreign companies to manage oilfields at their own risk and cost.

Since the US captured Rodríguez’s predecessor, President Nicolás Maduro, at the beginning of January it has repeatedly made clear it wants American companies to invest in Venezuela’s oil industry.

Venezuela has more proven oil reserves than any nation on the planet. The new law could help the country maximize its profits from them, Rodríguez said Thursday night.

“This law allows us to make a true historic qualitative leap to turn those oil reserves, the largest on the planet, into the greatest happiness a people can have, with the Venezuelan people as the rightful owners of that happiness,” she told a crowd at an event celebrating the move.

National Assembly leader Jorge Rodríguez, the brother of the acting president, echoed that sentiment.

“This instrument will boost the energy sector, promoting oil production in undeveloped fields and transforming it into well-being for the Venezuelan people,” he said on Telegram.

Venezuela’s legislature unanimously approved the reform Thursday afternoon in a second reading. It now must be signed by Rodríguez and published before coming into force.

Two sources told CNN earlier this month that the Trump administration is planning to use private military contractors to protect oil and energy assets in the country.

However, some oil executives have expressed discomfort with the idea of sending capital into Venezuela. The CEO of Exxon Mobil said at a White House meeting shortly after Maduro’s capture that the country is “uninvestible” in its current state.

Easing restrictions

The law was approved on the same day that the US Treasury eased some sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry. It issued a general license authorizing US companies to carry out certain activities with the Venezuelan government related to the export, purchase, sale, storage, and transportation of the country’s oil, among other operations.

It marked the latest easing of restrictions by the Trump administration since the acting Venezuelan government signaled it would cooperate with the US and meet many of its demands.

Earlier on Thursday, Trump said he had informed Rodríguez that the US would be “opening up” the commercial airspace above Venezuela, even though it is not technically considered closed. It comes two months after Trump issued a broad directive on social media, warning airlines, pilots and criminal networks to avoid Venezuelan airspace.

“American citizens will be, very shortly, able to go to Venezuela, and they’ll be safe there, and be safe. It’s under very strong control,” Trump said Thursday at a meeting of his Cabinet.

Jorge Rodríguez credited Trump’s announcement to his sister’s diplomatic efforts.

“I believe it is very positive. I think it is a direct consequence of the peace diplomacy that has been carried out by the presidency,” he said.

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