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| US designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorist organization – Trump | US designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorist organization – Trump |
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| US President Donald Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a “terrorist organization,” accusing the elite force of financing and promoting terrorism in the region. | US President Donald Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a “terrorist organization,” accusing the elite force of financing and promoting terrorism in the region. |
| “This unprecedented step, led by the Department of State, recognizes the reality that Iran is not only a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but that the IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft,” the statement released on Monday said. | “This unprecedented step, led by the Department of State, recognizes the reality that Iran is not only a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but that the IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft,” the statement released on Monday said. |
| The elite unit is the “primary means” for Tehran in orchestrating its “global terrorist campaign,” the US president claimed. | |
| While the decision has been rumored for some time already, last week US media reports signaled the move was imminent. That information has caused an angry reaction in Tehran, with top Iranian officials vowing to put the whole US Army on a “terror list” in retaliation. | |
| Speaking shortly after Trump’s announcement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a press conference on the matter, explaining that the designation is set to take effect in one week. | |
| Pompeo accused the IRGC of “masquerading” as a legit military force, while “actively engaging” in terrorism for 40 years. The force “organizes and executes terror campaigns around the world” and is working to destabilize the Middle East region, namely Syria, Iraq, Yemen and other countries, according to Pompeo. | |
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