Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on the Verge of Being Labeled a Terrorist Organization
August 16, 2007 by pulkit
Iran’s Revolutionary guard, that came to limelight during the Iraq and Iran in the late, 80’s is on the brink of earning a dubious distinction. If the U.S State Dept. has its way then the Iranian elite force, which works autonomously from the Iranian army, will be labeled an international terrorist organization. Though the extent of the loss to the Revoulutionary Guard is still unknown, but it is for certain that the damage would be mostly financial.
The ban would only come in effect only if Secretary of State Condi Rice ratifies the move. It would be an unprecedented move, for never in history has a foreign military division been banned by the U.S. The Revolutionary Guard has business interests mainly inside Iran. All its business interests that have dealings outside Iran–mainly U.S and its ally countries–will be barred from conducting business there.
Many people saw it coming because the Revolutionary guard has been allegedly providing support to the militants in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A decision has been made in principle to name elements of the corps a “specially designated global terrorist” group, but internal discussions continue over whether it should cover the entire unit or only its main military wing, the Al-Quds force, the official said[source]
