WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced on Monday that it would officially designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. “The Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror.
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced on Monday that it would officially designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. Officials acknowledged the decision to label a part of a foreign government a terrorist organization was “unprecedented,” but framed it as a necessary response to Iranian aggression.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is taking the lead on this action, announced the move in a news conference Monday morning. He said the designation would take effect “one week from today.” A senior administration official who discussed the terror group designation on a press conference call with reporters described it as a longtime goal for Trump.
The Trump administration has been mulling designating the IRGC a terror group for months with Pompeo a strong supporter of the move while other officials were concerned it could expose U.S. troops to fallout and retaliation. When asked about this concern, the officials on the call emphasized that the move came after an interagency process that included evaluating security concerns. They also said curbing the IRGC would benefit U.S. forces abroad.
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