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US expected to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization
Source: CNN
US expected to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization
By Ryan Browne, CNN
Updated 2304 GMT (0704 HKT) April 5, 2019
Washington (CNN) — The Trump administration is expected to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization as early as next week, according to a US official.
The designation decision, formally under the State Department's purview, is taking on heightened importance as part of the White House's increasingly aggressive strategy towards Iran.
Officials have been debating whether to make the designation for several months. CNN reported in July 2018 that the administration was considering doing so.
A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council declined to comment and the State Department did not respond to a request for comment.
The Wall Street Journal was first to report the expected designation.
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By Ryan Browne, CNN
Updated 2304 GMT (0704 HKT) April 5, 2019
Washington (CNN) — The Trump administration is expected to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization as early as next week, according to a US official.
The designation decision, formally under the State Department's purview, is taking on heightened importance as part of the White House's increasingly aggressive strategy towards Iran.
Officials have been debating whether to make the designation for several months. CNN reported in July 2018 that the administration was considering doing so.
A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council declined to comment and the State Department did not respond to a request for comment.
The Wall Street Journal was first to report the expected designation.
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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/05/politics/us-irgc-terror-organization/index.html