Bush Executive Order Designates Iranian Military Unit as a Terrorist Group

Published: August 15, 2007, 6:19 am

U.S. Moving Against Revolutionary Guard Washington Post Aug 15, 2007 By Robin Wright The United States has decided to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country’s 125,000-strong elite military branch, as a “specially designated global terrorist,” according to U.S. officials, a move that allows Washington to target the group’s business operations and finances. The Bush administration has chosen to move against the Revolutionary Guard Corps because of what U.S. officials have described as its growing involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as its support for extremists throughout the Middle East, the sources said. The decision follows congressional pressure on the administration to toughen its stance against Tehran, as well as U.S. frustration with the ineffectiveness of U.N. resolutions against Iran’s nuclear program, officials said. The designation of the Revolutionary Guard will be made under Executive Order 13224, which

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