VOA Persian carried live with simultaneous translation Mike Pompeo’s announcement at the State Department that the U.S. has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. The designation according to the White House marks the first time part of another government has been labeled a terrorist organization.
Asked by VOA Persian how the designation might affect the Revolutionary Guard, Brian Hook, Special Representative for Iran at State, said the designation will make it harder for the Revolutionary Guard to conduct its mission.
After the live broadcast, VOA Persian sought the views of other Middle East experts. Michael Pregent, Hudson Institute, said the designation provides the government of Iraq great opportunity to distance itself from the Revolutionary Guard. Ben Taleblu, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said the designation stigmatizes the Revolutionary Guard and might incentivize it to divest itself of engaging in terror.
Nader Uskoui, Atlantic Council, said Washington’s designating the Revolutionary Guard as terrorists and Iran’s designating the U.S. military as terrorists should be taken seriously. “When tensions run high [between adversaries in a region],” he said, “even a small mistake can escalate into a military conflict.”
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