Trump Govt Designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards as Terrorist Organisation

Trump said in a statement that the 'unprecedented' move 'recognises the reality that Iran is not only a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but that the IRGC actively participates in promoting terrorism'.

Updated: April 8, 2019, 7:59 PM IST
Trump Govt Designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards as Terrorist Organisation
File photo of members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. (REUTERS)

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States is designating Iran's elite military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a terrorist organization.

Trump said in a statement that the "unprecedented" move "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."

source https://www.news18.com/news/world/us-designates-irans-revolutionary-guards-as-terrorist-organization-2093957.html?ref=m_hp_top_pos_4

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