Iran Press/Iran news: Writing a tweet on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the supporters of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking to drag the US into a quagmire by convincing him to designate Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group, according to Iran Press.
Netanyahu Firsters who have long agitated for FTO designation of the IRGC fully understand its consequences for US forces in the region, Zarif said in his tweet.
In fact, they seek to drag the US into a quagmire on his behalf, he added.
The top Iranian diplomat warned that Donald Trump should know better than to be conned into another US disaster.
The warning came after three American officials told Reuters that the US is expected to designate the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization.
The decision, the officials said, will be announced by the US State Department, perhaps as early as Monday.
The US has already blacklisted dozens of entities and individuals affiliated with the IRGC, but not the group as a whole.
In a separate reaction on Sunday, a senior Iranian MP and a member of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Hossein Naghavi Hosseini, in an exclusive interview with Iran Press on Sunday, emphasized that the possible listing of IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization by the Trump administration goes against all international laws and norms.
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Also, IRGC Chief Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari described the possible move as a stupid one which will be strongly and reciprocally responded to according to the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Under such circumstances, the US security forces and the army will not enjoy the calm they have today in the West Asia region, he warned. 208/211/104
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