The PM noted that Israel would strike IRGC targets threatening Israel. pic.twitter.com/1j4DSOwm1y . — Morgan Ortagus (@statedeptspox) August 25, 2019 . On August 28, Secretary Pompeo met with Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to riterate U.S. support for a negotiated..…
Back on June 24, US President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Iran, targeting Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and top commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). . In his statement on Zarif’s designation, US Secretary of State Mike..…
“This is the ayatollah,” Pompeo said last week. “This is [IRGC Quds Force commander] Qasem Soleimani. ..…
TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Mohsen Rezayee blasted US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his insincere remarks, stressing the need for Washington to remove all sanctions against Iran to give credit to his statements. . . . . ..…
The engineering firm is connected to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), falsely designated a terrorist organization by the State Department. . Pompeo called the action part of the Trump regime’s “maximum economic pressure” on Iran — failing to explain that US policies..…
There’s also bound to be more casualties over another element in designating the IRGC a terrorist organization. To be sure, President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claim that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has joined ISIS, Boko Haram, other groups on the U.S. list of terrorist..…
At the same time that Trump announced the defeat of ISIS last month, Secretary of State Pompeo held a regional conference to combat the IRGC, visiting Israel, Kuwait, and other countries. ..…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made before this announcement was in Lebanon. Pompeo told leading Lebanese politicians allied with Hezbollah, an irgc surrogate, that they too could be targeted with the upcoming sanctions. . ..…
Last month, in a move that many viewed as a set-up for a war with Iran — which has long been sought by Bolton as well as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, even prior to their posts in the current administration — the Trump administration labeled the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)..…
Under the waivers outlined by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in two notices on Wednesday, foreign governments and businesses that have dealings with IRGC and its affiliates will not be subject to ban on US travel.. Pompeo said in the notices published in Federal Register that..…
In Pompeo went out of his way to construct explicit connections between al-Qaeda and IRGC with multiple statements like. there is no doubt there is connection between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Al-Qaeda. ..…
Asked if the Trump regime (falsely) declared Iran’s IRGC a “terrorist organization” is all about wanting to wage war on the Islamic Republic, Pompeo again ducked the issue, giving a pat answer, saying: . ..…
By designating IRGC or at least John Bolton and Michael Pompeo, are also signaling to Tehran that US is determined to increase pressure on Iran, including possibly running the risk of direct military confrontation with it.. ..…
A “Twitter-stamp” by Secretary of State Pompeo made it official. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is now designated as a foreign terrorist organization. ..…
As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo put it in his remarks to the press on Monday, “The IRGC will take its rightful place on the same list as terror groups its supports: Lebanese Hizballah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas, Kata’ib Hizballah, among others, all of which are already..…
Ahead of Pompeo's announcement, State Department lied, claiming IRGC threatens freedom of in Persian Gulf while its Aerospace Force directs the country's missile program in defiance of Security Council resolutions ... ..…
“The IRGC masquerades as a legitimate military organization, but none of us should be fooled,” Pompeo told reporters in making the formal announcement. ... Pompeo said the designation makes clear that the IRGC is not just a behind-the-scenes enabler of terrorism but a..…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo . The IRGC has been a main part of Iran’s ambitions for regional hegemony through its presence in countries such as Syria and Iraq, assisting the regime’s proxies, including Hezbollah. . ..…
'This action puts other governments and the private sector on notice about the nature of the IRGC,' it said. . ... 'Businesses and banks around the world now have a clear duty to ensure that companies with which they conduct financial transactions are not connected to the IRGC in any..…
'This action puts other governments and the private sector on notice about the nature of the IRGC,' it said. . ... 'Businesses and banks around the world now have a clear duty to ensure that companies with which they conduct financial transactions are not connected to the IRGC in any..…
IRGC also plays in funding, training, and guiding Iran's global proxies, and in propping up Bashar Assad Syria.. Pompeo gave number of examples of Iran's terrorist attacks against U.S., including the 1983 bombing of U.S. ..…
The United States has already blacklisted dozens of entities and people for affiliations with the IRGC, but not the organisation as a whole. . ... “This designation is a direct response to an outlaw regime and should surprise no one,” Pompeo said. . . ..…
IRGC's Iran's banking and shipping industries could complicate matters with U.S allies, including European Union. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, strident of Iran, has pushed for U.S policy as part of Trump toward Tehran.. ..…
The Trump administration is preparing to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization, US officials say. . Following Trump's statement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned all banks and business of the consequences of dealing with the..…