Trump Administration Set to Label Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a Foreign Terrorist Organization

On April 8, 2019, the Trump administration announced their plan to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), as noted under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. President Trump elaborated on the decision in a statement, declaring that, “This unprecedented step, led by the Department of State, recognizes the reality that Iran is not only a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but that the IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft.  The IRGC is the Iranian government’s primary means of directing and implementing its global terrorist campaign.” The State Department released a Fact Sheet outlining the specific reasons for which they declared the IRGC an FTO. They note, for example, that they held the IRGC responsible for the deaths of at least 603 American service members in Iraq since 2003, which constitutes 17% of American personnel killed in…

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