The Trump administration formally announced on Monday that it is designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC—the regime’s paramilitary fighting force—as a terrorist entity, the first such designation by the United States against a foreign country’s military, according to U.S. officials.
The designation represents the strongest salvo yet by the Trump administration to choke off Iran’s international resources and target its regional terror operations, which continue nearly unfettered in hotspots such as Yemen, Syria, and Iraq.
The IRGC and its affiliates are responsible for the deaths of more than 600 Americans and many other citizens in the region as part of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to foment unrest across the globe. The terror designation will have a wide-ranging impact on Iran as it struggles to keep its economy afloat amid a flurry of new sanctions issued by the Trump administration.
Iran has already vowed to take punitive actions against the United States as a result of the designation, which could cripple many key sectors of the Iranian economy due to the IRGC’s involvement in a range of Tehran’s business ventures.
“The Trump Administration is taking this unprecedented step as part of a broader effort to counter Iran-backed terrorism around the world,” the White House said in a fact sheet on the decision. “The Administration’s action will increase the financial pressure and isolation of Iran and deprive the regime of resources it uses for its terrorist activities.”
“The Administration’s action will increase the financial pressure and isolation of Iran and deprive the regime of resources it uses for its terrorist activities,” the White House said.
In making the decision to designate the IRGC, which has been rumored for some time, the White House considered the fighting force’s near total penetration of Iran’s society and economy. Any international government or business that is caught dealing with Iranian interests connected to the IRGC could face new sanctions.
“This action puts other governments and the private sector on notice about the nature of the IRGC, which operates front companies and institutions around the world to fund terror,” the White House said. “The profits from what appear to be legitimate business deals can end up supporting the Iranian regime’s terrorist agenda.”
“The Iranian regime employs terrorism as a central tool of its statecraft and uses the IRGC to direct and carry out its global terrorist campaign,” according to the White House. “The IRGC provides funding, equipment, training, and logistical support to terrorist groups.”
The IRGC is known to conduct operations outside of Iran’s borders, including assassination and terror plots dating back decades. more
Good! Now add the democrat party.
So Iran will punish us, how? Economically? Violently, because of our claim that they are violent?
Now do BLM, Antifa. SPLC…
SILENCE !!!!!! I KEEL YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hows aboot a mid east glass factory?
“In ten days, I’ll have us a war with them sons-a-bitchs and I’ll make it look like their fault!” -General Patton
And CAIR.
and hollywood
PDJT could have highlighted the Iranian-Obama Division, funded by those airplane shipments of pallet loads of printed currency.
BFD! Planned Parenthood kills more people in one day than Iran kills in three months.
After 30 years we again have an honest brave President! Should have been done in ’89! Ane would have been done; had we had such a man then!
A look at history proves it is the USA and CIA that are the real global terrorists. As they did to Iran is what they are now attempting to do in Venezuela. Oust Maduro to install CIA puppet Guaido. The people want Maduro and they do NOT want to be oppressed by USA run tryanny.
The US Has Invaded 70 Nations Since 1776 –
Make 4 July Independence From America Day
By Dr Gideon Polya
05 July, 2013
https://countercurrents.org/polya050713.htm
“The CIA has publicly admitted for the first time that it was behind the notorious 1953 coup against Iran’s democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq, in documents that also show how the British government tried to block the release of information about its own involvement in his overthrow.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/19/cia-admits-role-1953-iranian-coup
“Mossadegh nationalized Iran’s oil as a means of obtaining what he deemed to be a fairer portion of that important asset. The nationalization law was passed unanimously by the Iranian Parliament.”
“Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, was the leader designate selected to take power by the CIA contingent with Helms and a colleague of interesting pedigree initiating a successful coup against Mossadegh.”
http://www.constantinereport.com/when-the-cia-overthrew-iran-for-bp/
They’re lucky they got called “terrorists”. If they were actual “invaders” they’d have to keep getting “just one more” amnesties.
Now do something really GREAT! Designate Soros and the Demoncrat party as terrorist organizations.
WIN-NING…Middle East Style.
Now let’s get that CASH back! TAKE THEM TO THE BANK.
Literally, Trump the person, will sue them in Brussels/Geneva.