Iran Press/Iran news: While condemning US illegal action against the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Supreme National Security Council of Iran designated the US Central Command (US CENTCOM) as a terrorist group.
The SNSC’s statement described the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a force spearheading the fight against US-backed terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda, ISIS, al-Nusra Front, etc, Iran Press reported.
The statement further declared the US regime as a ‘sponsor of terrorism’ and ‘US Central Command-the CENTCOM’ and all related forces as ‘terrorist groups.’
It concluded by holding the US regime responsible for the ‘dangerous consequences of their adventurous move.’
Minutes after the US administration’s statement, read out by the country's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, declared the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, Supreme National Security Council of Iran also called this action, illegal and designated the US Central Command (US CENTCOM), which is responsible for the troops in the Middle East, on Iran’s list of terrorist organizations.
US President Donald Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
This is the first time Washington formally labeled another country's military a terrorist group, RT reported.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has a key role in fighting the US-backed terrorist groups in the region.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) is providing counselor assistance to fight the Takfiri-terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria with the official request of these countries, an action that is by no means appealing to the president of the United States, Donald Trump. 104/202
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