US may declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a ‘terrorist organization’ just ahead of Israeli elections
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to designate #Iran’s #RevolutionaryGuard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization, the first such designation of another country’s military, as early as next Monday.
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards © Reuters / Morteza Nikoubazl
The designation might come as early as Monday, three US officials told Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, speaking on condition of anonymity. Such a move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s policy of pressure on Iran, which began with the pullout from the nuclear deal last May and continued with the reimposition of sanctions suspended under the 2015 agreement.
The #IRGC was founded after Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. Its foreign expeditionary branch, the Quds force, has been heavily involved in fighting against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists in Syria, as well as other militant groups opposed to the government in Damascus. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, considers Iran an existential threat to his country, and has even made thinly veiled nuclear threats against Damascus and Tehran over IRGC’s presence in Syria.
The timing of the announcement is especially interesting, given that Netanyahu is facing a tough election next Tuesday. In addition to ditching the nuclear deal, US President Donald Trump has made several other moves in support of Netanyahu, including the relocation of the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and the recent recognition of Israel's claim to the Golan Heights, which it has occupied since the 1967 war with Syria, Jordan and Egypt.
Proposals to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization have been circulating around Washington for years, though critics have warned that doing so would open US military and intelligence officials to retaliation by other governments.
Original: https://www.rt.com/news/455691-us-iran-revolutionary-guard-terrorist/
IRGC/Quds fought against ISIS in Syria. And, Netanyahu sees Iran's IRGC/Quds as a threat to Israel. The US is going to declare Iran's IRGC (and Quds) as a foreign terrorist organization.
Seems like there are some critical facts missing here. Partial news could be construed as trying to sway one way or the other and not really news.
Would be nice to have the whole picture.
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Is this the actual RT team or just someone copy pasting their articles.
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