U.S. designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as ‘terrorist organization’

The announcement builds on the Administration’s efforts to increase sanctions Iran after leaving the Iran nuclear deal.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday the official designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, placing sanctions on the military body embedded within the Iranian regime.

The official designation is expected to...

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